2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
The 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represents Lehigh University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountain Hawks are led by 13th-year head coach Andy Coen and play their home games at Goodman Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.
| 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2018 record | 3–8 (2–4 Patriot) |
| Head coach | Andy Coen (13th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Scott Brisson |
| Defensive coordinator | Craig Sutyak |
| Home stadium | Goodman Stadium (Capacity: 16,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Mountain Hawks finished the 2017 season 5–7, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for the Patriot League championship with Colgate. Due to their head-to-head win over Colgate, Lehigh received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Stony Brook in the first round.
Preseason
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Walter Payton Award[1] | Dominick Bragalone | RB | SR |
| Brad Mayes | QB | SR |
Preseason coaches poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Mountain Hawks predicted to finish in second place.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Mountain Hawks placed three players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.
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Offense Brad Mayes – QB Dom Bragalone – RB Chris Fournier – OL |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* | Stadium SE2 | W 21–19 | 4,216 | |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 12 Villanova* |
| Stadium SE2 | L 9–31 | 5,104 |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSSN | L 21–51 | 30,011 | |
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Penn* | ESPN+ | L 10–30 | 4,445 | |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | L 7–66 | 1,013 | ||
| October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Fordham |
| Stadium SE2 | L 14–43 | 4115 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | Stadium | L 16–22 2OT | 1,871 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Stadium | L 0–56 | 1,779 | |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Bucknell |
| Stadium SE2 | W 45–17 | 4,203 |
| November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 Colgate |
| Stadium SE2 | L 6–48 | 6,633 |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lafayette |
| Stadium WFMZ | W 34–3 | 11,028 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flash | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 1922 | LEH, 37–0 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| Mountain Hawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 5–9 | 2017 | NOVA, 38–35 |
at Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Midshipmen | 21 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 51 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–14–1 | 1987 | LEH, 24–9 |
at Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Quakers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 44–16 | 2017 | PENN, 65–47 |
at Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 7 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 17–40–2 | 2016 | LEH, 42–28 |
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 0 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 24–6 | 2017 | FORD, 45–35 |
at Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Hoyas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–5 | 2017 | LEH, 54–35 |
at Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 19–13–1 | 2017 | LEH, 34–21 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bisons | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 47–31–3 | 2017 | LEH, 42–21 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Raiders | 7 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 48 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 25–29–2 | 2017 | LEH, 41–38 |
at Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 70–78–5 | 2017 | LEH, 38–31 |
References
- "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Patriot League - Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)". patriotleague.org.