The 1985 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their fifth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record. ^[1] John Anderson and Ryan Priest were the team captains. ^[2]

This would be Lafayette's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league football opponents on the Leopards' 1985 schedule included Bucknell, Colgate, Lehigh and (1997-2003) Towson. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Lafayette's home conference as of 2020.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–7	10,126	[3]
September 21	Colgate	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 14–30	11,500	[4]
September 28	Columbia	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–0	3,500	[5]
October 5	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 17–3	10,008	[6]
October 12	James Madison	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–13	10,500	[7]
October 19	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–56	28,402	[8]
October 26	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–41	12,933	[9]
November 2	Towson State	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 24–27	2,000	[10]
November 9	Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 47–0	5,500	[11]
November 16	Kutztown	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 23–7	350	[12]
November 23	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA ( The Rivalry)	L 19–24	17,000	[13]
Homecoming

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