NCAA FCS Patriot League

Lafayette football predictions & picks

Patriot League

2026 record: 4-5
Patriot League: 6th
PPG: 22.9
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 31–40 vs Richmond · Sat, Oct 3 Won 20–7 at Bucknell · Sat, Oct 17 Won 31–17 at Fordham · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 21–44 vs Villanova · Sat, Oct 31 Won 19–14 at William & Mary · Sat, Nov 7

Lafayette next game

Wk 11

Lafayette @1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Colgate

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Lafayette 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @UConn UConn L7–56 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Marist Marist W13–9 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Columbia Columbia L34–40 OT —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Holy Cross Holy Cross L30–38 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Richmond Richmond L31–40 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Bucknell Bucknell W20–7 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Fordham Fordham W31–17 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Villanova Villanova L21–44 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @William & Mary William & Mary W19–14 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Colgate Colgate 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Lehigh Lehigh 11:30 AM ET Pick coming soon

Lafayette team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 22.9/ game 78th

Total yards 323.7/ game 83rd

Passing yards 173.9/ game 99th

Rushing yards 149.8/ game 65th

Third-down conversions 36.1% 84th

Giveaways 1.3/ game 59th

Time of possession 27:22 111th

Defense

Points allowed 29.4/ game 80th

Yards allowed 412.7/ game 94th

Passing yards allowed 262.1/ game 114th

Rushing yards allowed 150.6/ game 58th

Takeaways 1.0/ game 99th

Penalties 5.8/ game 47th

Lafayette leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Daniel Lipovski 791yds 6 TD · 5 INT · 46.7% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Jakyre Henley 667yds 7 TD · 6.1 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Mason Kuehner 608yds 50 catches · 5 TD · 9 games

Tackles Beckham Dee 69 9 games

Sacks Callahan Blair 4.5 9 games

Interceptions Jalen Edwards 2 6 passes defended · 9 games

Patriot League standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Lehigh Lehigh 820 8-2 .800 322180 +142 W2

2 Villanova Villanova 640 6-4 .600 274248 +26 W4

3 Richmond Richmond 640 6-4 .600 181258 −77 L2

4 Colgate Colgate 550 5-5 .500 201158 +43 L1

5 Holy Cross Holy Cross 550 5-5 .500 235268 −33 W3

6 Lafayette Lafayette 450 4-5 .444 206265 −59 W1

7 Georgetown Georgetown 350 3-5 .375 166209 −43 L1

8 Fordham Fordham 370 3-7 .300 181295 −114 W1

9 William & Mary William & Mary 370 3-7 .300 183344 −161 L3

10 Bucknell Bucknell 190 1-9 .100 118278 −160 L7

Lafayette FAQ

Who does Lafayette play next?

Next up for Lafayette: on the road at Colgate, Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Lafayette’s record this season?

Lafayette is 4-5, 6th in the Patriot League.

Who leads Lafayette in passing yards?

Daniel Lipovski, with 791 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (6 TD · 5 INT · 46.7% comp. · 7 games).

Patriot League rivals

All teams

Bucknell Colgate Fordham Georgetown Holy Cross Lehigh Richmond Villanova William & Mary

Lafayette this week

Lafayette is 4-5, 3-3 in Patriot League play. Its last game was a 19–14 win over William & Mary on November 7. Its offense averages 22.9 points a game (78th in FCS), and its defense allows 29.4 (80th).

Next up, Lafayette visits Colgate on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.