The 1980 Lafayette Leopards football team was an

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team that represented

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as an

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during the

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. In their tenth year under head coach

Neil Putnam Neil E. Putnam (born February 25, 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lafayette College from 1971 to 1980, compiling a record of 44–55–3. Putnam is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. He ...

, the Leopards compiled a 3–7 record. Steve MacCorkle and Ed Rogulsky were the team captains. Lafayette played its home games at

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on College Hill in

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Lafayette Leopards football seasons

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