Easton
Lafayette
RECORD
1-3
CONFERENCE
FBS Independents
PF / PA
84/143
Last 15 games
9-6 in the last 15 · 32.0 scored · 30.8 allowed WON 42-26 scored 42 · allowed 26 See game WON 42-37 scored 42 · allowed 37 See game WON 38-14 scored 38 · allowed 14 See game LOST 28-38 scored 28 · allowed 38 See game WON 24-10 scored 24 · allowed 10 See game WON 62-24 scored 62 · allowed 24 See game LOST 13-45 scored 13 · allowed 45 See game WON 21-13 scored 21 · allowed 13 See game WON 59-42 scored 59 · allowed 42 See game WON 35-28 scored 35 · allowed 28 See game LOST 32-42 scored 32 · allowed 42 See game LOST 7-56 scored 7 · allowed 56 See game WON 13-9 scored 13 · allowed 9 See game LOST 34-40 scored 34 · allowed 40 See game LOST 30-38 scored 30 · allowed 38 See game
Points scored, win Points scored, loss Points allowed
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Daniel LipovskiQB11Eddie JordanQB14
Michael SchmelzerQB15
Jason PenzaQB18
Peyton CosoverQB5
Jakyre HenleyRB Head coach
Head coachJock Sutherland Head coach since1919
Record at Lafayette201-301-10
Seasons98
Bowl trips72
Season stats
Points per game23.0
Yards per play5.0
Rush yards per game140.6
Pass yards per game179.0
Turnover margin-1
Season
Unit
Offense
44 players| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Daniel Lipovski | QB |
| 11 | Eddie Jordan | QB |
| 14 | Michael Schmelzer | QB |
| 15 | Jason Penza | QB |
| 18 | Peyton Cosover | QB |
| 5 | Jakyre Henley | RB |
| 20 |  Koven Smith | RB |
| 24 |  Cam Azodeh | RB |
| 29 |  Payton Greer | RB |
| 32 |  Ethan Weber | RB |
| 34 | Malachi Gamble | RB |
| 3 |  Shaun Purvy | WR |
| 4 |  Zane Wooldridge | WR |
| 6 |  Benjamin Bussiere | WR |
| 7 |  Carson Persing | WR |
| 8 |  Mason Kuehner | WR |
| 9 | Joshua Babin | WR |
| 10 |  Matthew Scerbo | WR |
| 12 | Luke Doyle | WR |
| 13 | Kameron Vance | WR |
| 80 | Drew Watson | WR |
| 87 |  Nick Bierman | WR |
| 88 | Zack Zarchin | WR |
| 42 |  Will Renda | TE |
| 81 |  Carson Jacoby | TE |
| 83 |  Kendrick McWilliams | TE |
| 84 | Peter Noonan | TE |
| 85 |  Ethan Hosak | TE |
| 89 |  Hunter Ditrano | TE |
| 60 |  Aaron Melick | OL |
| 61 |  Parker Moss | OL |
| 62 |  Marc Tomljanovic | OL |
| 63 |  Addison Hoffman | OL |
| 64 |  Sean Wilson | OL |
| 65 | Nate Shields | OL |
| 66 |  Olivier Camerlain | OL |
| 70 | Quinn Purnell | OL |
| 71 | Zen Liggons | OL |
| 72 |  Nick Strelczyk | OL |
| 74 |  Spencer Adams | OL |
| 75 |  Michael Dincher | OL |
| 76 |  Connor Gaines | OL |
| 77 |  Jake Hohenshelt | OL |
| 78 | Bryce Tencza | OL |
Defense
47 players| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Daniel Adefolarin | DL |
| 41 | Ryan VanKerkhoven | DL |
| 51 | Maddox Berantuo | DL |
| 52 |  Joey Shimko | DL |
| 54 | McBright Ndukwe | DL |
| 55 |  Ahmir Crawley | DL |
| 90 |  Sean Curtis | DL |
| 91 |  Sean Kabengele | DL |
| 92 |  Will Barber | DL |
| 94 |  Alie Kamara | DL |
| 95 |  Michael Vaughn | DL |
| 96 | Sterling Edwards | DL |
| 97 | Hillman Browne | DL |
| 98 |  Dominic Selvitelli | DL |
| 4 |  Drew Wilson | LB |
| 6 |  Callahan Blair | LB |
| 9 |  Paul Widerman | LB |
| 11 |  Beckham Dee | LB |
| 14 |  Brandon Albert | LB |
| 15 |  Ian Langan | LB |
| 18 |  Quinn McCaffrey | LB |
| 19 |  Will Handley | LB |
| 20 |  Luke Dale | LB |
| 23 |  Cole Walsh | LB |
| 33 |  Justin Cook | LB |
| 40 | Michael Dent | LB |
| 44 |  Justin Peluso | LB |
| 45 |  Declan McCauley | LB |
| 56 |  Micah Smith | LB |
| 93 |  Ernst Jeune | LB |
| 99 |  Darien Riley | LB |
| 0 |  Xavier Johnson | DB |
| 1 |  Dhonte Jackson | DB |
| 2 |  Jalen Edwards | DB |
| 5 |  Christian Watson | DB |
| 7 |  Darrick LeBeouf | DB |
| 10 |  Donnie Williams | DB |
| 12 |  Cairo Moore | DB |
| 13 |  Omaurie Phillips | DB |
| 16 | Justin Hussett | DB |
| 17 |  Kingston Evans | DB |
| 21 |  Jeremiah Polk | DB |
| 22 | George Mancini | DB |
| 25 | Jay Burrell | DB |
| 27 |  Tylan Smith | DB |
| 28 |  Caden Ward | DB |
| 30 | Aaron Adejobi | DB |
Special teams
8 players| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Jack Simonetta | PK |
| 38 |  Christian Bush | PK |
| 39 | Patrick Dorunda | PK |
| 46 |  Kandler Happe | PK |
| 47 |  Graham Smith | PK |
| 49 |  Phil Joos | PK |
| 48 |  James Spiegel | P |
| 59 | Gavin Zeiman | LS |
Rosters from CollegeFootballData, by season. Pick a year above.
Recent results
2026-09-26 FINAL L
Holy Cross 
38 : 30 Lafayette
38 : 30 Lafayette 2026-09-19 FINAL L
Lafayette 34 : 40
Columbia
34 : 40 Columbia 2026-09-12 FINAL W
Marist 
9 : 13 Lafayette
9 : 13 Lafayette 2026-09-05 FINAL L
Lafayette 7 : 56
UConn
7 : 56 UConn 2025-11-22 FINAL L
Lehigh 
42 : 32 Lafayette
42 : 32 Lafayette 2025-11-15 FINAL W
Lafayette 35 : 28 Richmond
35 : 28 Richmond 2025-11-08 FINAL W
Colgate 42 : 59 Lafayette
42 : 59 Lafayette 2025-11-01 FINAL W
Lafayette 21 : 13 Holy Cross
21 : 13 Holy Cross 
2025-10-11 FINAL W
Bucknell 24 : 62 Lafayette
24 : 62 Lafayette 2025-10-04 FINAL W
Fordham 10 : 24 Lafayette
10 : 24 Lafayette 2025-09-27 FINAL L
Princeton 
38 : 28 Lafayette
38 : 28 Lafayette The latest 12 games. Every season: Lafayette record by year.
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Lafayette vs Fordham
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Villanova vs Lafayette
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Lafayette vs William & Mary
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Lafayette vs Colgate
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Lehigh vs Lafayette
Game page vs Lafayette Points per game
23.0
Yards per play
5.0
Rush yards per game
140.6
Pass yards per game
179.0
Turnover margin
-1
Sacks
5
Season by season
Record
1-3
Conference
Partial record
Points for / against
21.0 / 35.8
Postseason
Partial record
| Season | Record | PPG | PA | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1-3 | 21.0 | 35.8 | Partial record |
| 2025 | 8-4 | 33.6 | 28.8 | Partial record |
| 2024 | 6-6 | 25.6 | 24.2 | Partial record |
| 2023 | 9-3 | 30.0 | 23.3 | Partial record |
| 2022 | 4-7 | 12.6 | 21.7 | Partial record |
| 2021 | 3-8 | 16.5 | 23.5 | Partial record |
| 2020 | 2-1 | 19.0 | 20.3 | Partial record |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 18.4 | 26.6 | Partial record |
| 2018 | 3-8 | 13.0 | 29.4 | Partial record |
| 2017 | 3-8 | 12.0 | 27.2 | Partial record |
| 2016 | 2-9 | 19.6 | 35.1 | Partial record |
| 2015 | 1-10 | 13.6 | 35.1 | Partial record |
| 2014 | 5-6 | 23.5 | 22.5 | Partial record |
| 2013 | 5-7 | 26.5 | 28.0 | Partial record |
| 2012 | 5-6 | 23.9 | 27.0 | Partial record |
| 2011 | 4-7 | 21.7 | 28.0 | Partial record |
| 2010 | 2-9 | 21.3 | 27.1 | Partial record |
| 2009 | 8-3 | 28.6 | 21.0 | Partial record |
Who gets the ball: share of plays, 2026 season
The share of Lafayette's offensive plays on which each player threw the ball, ran it or was targeted. College programs do not publish snap counts; this is the closest public measure.
| Player | Pos | All plays | Pass plays | Run plays | 3rd down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lipovski | QB | 50.0% | 90.3% | 6.7% | 56.7% |
| Jakyre Henley | RB | 19.9% | 3.0% | 39.6% | 17.9% |
| Mason Kuehner | WR | 15.2% | 29.7% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| Eddie Jordan | QB | 14.9% | 23.8% | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| Carson Persing | WR | 10.9% | 20.6% | 0.7% | 7.5% |
| Jason Penza | QB | 10.7% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 6.5% |
| Malachi Gamble | RB | 8.4% | 0.6% | 17.4% | 4.5% |
| Drew Watson | WR | 6.9% | 11.6% | 0.0% | 11.8% |
| Nick Bierman | WR | 6.6% | 12.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Ethan Weber | RB | 6.4% | 1.0% | 12.2% | 7.3% |
| Zane Wooldridge | WR | 5.3% | 10.5% | 0.0% | 10.9% |
| Matthew Scerbo | WR | 5.1% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Koven Smith | RB | 5.1% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 1.7% |
| Michael Schmelzer | QB | 4.3% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| Benjamin Bussiere | WR | 4.2% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.9% |
| Kameron Vance | WR | 3.7% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 9.0% |
| Payton Greer | RB | 2.8% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Ethan Hosak | TE | 2.2% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| Hunter Ditrano | TE | 2.2% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Shaun Purvy | WR | 2.1% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Carson Jacoby | TE | 1.4% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Cam Azodeh | RB | 1.4% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
Pass plays and run plays: the share of those plays that went through the player. Source: CollegeFootballData via our data hub.
Strength of schedule
Opponents by win total, week by week, with remaining-schedule difficulty
Avg opponent wins, 2025
5.7
FBS average
6.4
Played
3.8
Remaining
6.9
2026 weekly schedule
A · 1 H · 2 A · 3 H · 4 H · 5 BYEWk 6
A · 7 A · 8 H · 9 A · 10 A · 11 H · 12 BYEWk 13
BYEWk 14
BYEWk 15
Tougher than average Easier than average · number = opponent's win total
Lafayette 2026 opponents
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Opp wins | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | @ | 9 | Played |
| 2 | Marist | vs | 1 | Played |
| 3 | Columbia | @ | 2 | Played |
| 4 | Holy Cross | vs | 3 | Played |
| 5 | Richmond | vs | 7 | Upcoming |
| 7 | Bucknell | @ | 5 | Upcoming |
| 8 | Fordham | @ | 1 | Upcoming |
| 9 | Villanova | vs | 12 | Upcoming |
| 10 | William & Mary | @ | 7 | Upcoming |
| 11 | Colgate | @ | 5 | Upcoming |
| 12 | Lehigh | vs | 11 | Upcoming |
Opponent strength = each opponent's win total in 2025, its last full season (records-based, no betting win totals are used). Schedule and records from CollegeFootballData. See the full conference strength-of-schedule ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
What conference is Lafayette in?
Lafayette plays in the FBS Independents.
Has Lafayette ever won a national championship?
No. Lafayette has not claimed a national championship.
Who is the Lafayette head coach in 2026?
Jock Sutherland is the Lafayette head coach for the 2026 season.