FCS

Lafayette

Leopards · Patriot

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#82

Among 128 teams · ▲8 since Week 7

Record

3-4

3-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

−5.42

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−5.77

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Lafayette is 3-4 and ranks No. 82 of 128 FCS teams, up 8 spots from Week 7. Its −5.4 power rating is 19.7 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FCS, 109th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.0 wins against it; Lafayette is 2.0 behind, 80th in résumé rank.

Best win: 13–9 over Marist. Worst loss: 30–38 to Holy Cross as a 76% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 77, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Villanova on Sat, Oct 31. Lafayette is a 0.6-point favorite with a 51% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Villanova
Home

Lafayette by 0.6

Lafayette 51% · Villanova 49%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 90 after Week 1 to No. 82 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#82
Week 8: No. 82 · −5.42 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 190−6.83
Week 277−6.00
Week 380−4.90
Week 497−8.58
Week 5104−9.27
Week 6103−9.06
Week 790−6.70
Week 882−5.42

Game results

7 games · 2026
Lafayette results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Fordham #114
W31–1751%−11.01
at Bucknell #119
W20–751%−14.54
L31–4029%−0.22
L30–38Upset76%−3.99
at Columbia #67
L34–40—−3.36
Marist #76
W13–9—−5.12
L7–56—+4.27
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Patriot
Patriot power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
13down 36-2
+6.52
#19−4.06+14.4
30down 44-4
+2.39
#53−0.88+4.0
50up 26-2
−0.22
#23−4.81-3.5
66up 124-4
−3.32
#66−4.31-3.4
68up 173-5
−3.99
#73−1.35-6.9
81down 83-4
−5.34
#68−2.59-5.7
82up 83-4
−5.42
#80−5.77-5.9
113down 13-5
−10.87
#95−3.75-14.9
114down 82-7
−11.01
#116−0.91-15.4
119down 41-7
−14.54
#121−4.80-16.8