1987 Lafayette Leopards football team

1987 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceColonial League
Record4–7 (2–3 Colonial)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Johnson
  • Dave MacPhee
Home stadiumFisher Field
1987 Colonial League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Holy Cross $ 4 0 011 0 0
Lehigh 3 1 15 5 1
Colgate 2 2 07 4 0
Lafayette 2 3 04 7 0
Bucknell 1 3 14 5 1
Davidson 0 3 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette finished fourth in the Colonial League.

In their seventh year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record. Jim Johnson and Dave MacPhee were the team captains.

Despite posting a losing record, the Leopards outscored opponents 264 to 257. Lafayette's 2–3 conference record placed fourth in the six-team Colonial League standings.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.