An Epic Defensive FCS Playoff Battle Ends With Villanova Outlasting Lehigh 14-7
Two of the best defenses in all of FCS were in a showdown on a cold December day in front of a large invested crowd, and the result was a game that was one for the ages.
GAME 13, FCS Playoffs Second Round, Villanova at Lehigh: In Wildcats, Mountain Hawks Face Off Against The Foe They Wanted to Emulate
This weekend at Murray Goodman Stadium, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (12-0) will be facing off against a foe that is familiar to them in the Villanova Wildcats (10-2).
GAME TWELVE, #Rivalry161, LEHIGH AT LAFAYETTE – One Rivalry Game For All The Marbles
Four years ago, these freshmen were recruited to Lehigh at least in part because they wanted to be a part of college football history, the Lehigh/Lafayette Rivalry. The 2022 game, played right after the COVID pandemic, essentially, was not a sellout. This Saturday, four years later, Lafayette’s Fisher Stadium sold out easily. It’s the product of two college football programs that picked themselves up and have earned the hype and sellout this game has created.
Mountain Hawks Earn Heavenly Eleventh Win, 27-7 Over Longtime Rival Colgate
This Saturday, Lehigh (11-0, 6-0 Patriot) beat longtime rival Colgate (4-7, 2-4 Patriot) to put the 2025 Mountain Hawks in the same rarefied air as some legendary teams with a 27-7 win.
GAME ELEVEN, LEHIGH AT COLGATE – Mountain Hawks Try To Reach Eleven Win Plateau In Hamilton, New York
Lehigh enters this week with a lot more on the line than they did in 2023, or even 2024. The Mountain Hawks are ranked fourth in the nation, and should they win their last two games, they may be setting themselves up for at least one home game in the FCS Playoffs, and potentially more.
Lehigh Wears Down Holy Cross In 38-3 Win, Mountain Hawks at 10-0
With the Lehigh defense holding their second consecutive home opponent without a touchdown, Lehigh (10-0, 5-0 Patriot) secured a perfect regular season record at home – one of their early goals of the season – after what ended up as a dominating 38-3 win over Holy Cross (1-9, 1-4 Patriot).
GAME TEN, HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH – Number Four In the Nation Tries to Take Care of Business In Final Regular Season Home Game
It is not easy to survive an entire college football season undefeated, but the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-0, 4-0 Patriot League) hope to keep their incredible 2025 winning streak alive as they close out their regular season home schedule against the Holy Cross Crusaders (1-8. 1-3 Patriot League).
Mountain Hawks Humble Hoyas on Hawk-O-Ween, 41-0
The theme of the game going in was “Hawk-O-Ween”, due to the game’s proximity to Halloween, but it was the Mountain Hawks that ended up with all the treats.
GAME NINE, GEORGETOWN AT LEHIGH – Heartstopping Hoyas Enter Bethlehem on Three Game Winning Streak
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-0, 3-0 Patriot) and Georgetown Hoyas (5-3. 2-1 Patriot) enter this Saturday’s matchup with dizzying winning streaks.
Defense Dominates As Mountain Hawks Drill Fordham, 27-6
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks surged to 8-0 (8-0, 3-0 Patriot) as they defeated the Fordham Rams (1-7, 1-3 Patriot) 27-6, on a sunny afternoon at Moglia Field in the Bronx.
GAME EIGHT, LEHIGH AT FORDHAM – The Hardest Stretch Of Lehigh Football Starts This Weekend in the Bronx
The Rams might be a dangerous team for the Mountain Hawks as they approach the toughest stretch of their schedule, because the conference stretch now means so much for Lehigh, and Fordham isn’t an easy as their record might indicate, cliches aside.
Lehigh Enters Bye Week Strong With a 31-7 Win over Columbia
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks turned in a dominating performance against Columbia as they beat Columbia 31-7.
GAME SEVEN, LEHIGH AT COLUMBIA – Mountain Hawks Look To Keep Good Times Rolling At the Upper Tip of Manhattan
There’s always that risk, especially on the road in college football, that a highly-favored team comes out, makes a bunch of mistakes, and ends up in a rock fight that could go either way.
Lehigh Wins 11th Straight Regular Season Game With Convincing 31-13 Win over Yale
Almost one year later from that disappointing day in New Haven, against the same opponent, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-0, 2-0 Patriot League) beat the Yale Bulldogs (2-1, 1-0 Ivy) 31-13 by demonstrating that they learned extremely will the lessons of that loss last season.
GAME SIX, YALE AT LEHIGH – Cahill’s Former Team Travels to Bethlehem in Mirror Match of FCS Unbeatens
There is one game in all of FCS this week that features two undefeated teams, and it is taking place this Saturday at noon at Murray Goodman Stadium.
Fake Field Goal Helps Spur Mountain Hawks To 44-30 Win over Penn, Get to 5-0
With all the momentum on Penn’s side, Lehigh got the kickoff after Penn took the lead and saw another drive stall at the Penn 20. As they had done three times before, Lehigh lined up for a fourth field goal try. It was poised to be Garrido’s only four field goal game in his Lehigh career, and would have built up on his career scoring high. It was then that the Lehigh coaching staff got together and made a bold call.
GAME FIVE, PENN AT LEHIGH – Mountain Hawks’ First Ivy Opponent This Year Aims To Beat Quakers At Home For First Time Since 2015
This weekend, in front of a potentially large Parents’ Weekend crowd and Clutch’s Kettle student section, another promise of a consequential matchup between these two nearby, historic schools loom.
Lehigh Plows Through Bucknell, 41-24, To Remain Undefeated At 4-0
In the 89th meeting between Lehigh and Bucknell, the Mountain Hawk ground game ran up 323 yards rushing – the most rushing yards accrued in a single game since Kevin Cahill has been head coach – in a dominating 41-24 win over Bucknell, keeping Lehigh (4-0, 2-0 Patriot) undefeated overall and undefeated in Patriot League play.
GAME FOUR, LEHIGH AT BUCKNELL: The Rivalry Nobody is Talking About.. But Should
Nationally, Lehigh/Bucknell might be considered a forgotten rivalry. The national pundits might not make it their Game of the Week, or even think of it as a Rivalry, or even think of it as a competitive game. But don’t tell that to the football players at Bucknell or Lehigh. To them, it most definitely not a lost Rivalry. And both sides know exactly how competitive this weekend’s game is going to be.
Lehigh Goes to 3-0, Beating Duquesne 35-21 In Their First Visit to Pittsburgh In Over 70 Years
Lehigh football’s first trip to Pittsburgh in over 70 years was a business-like 35-21 win over Duquesne, a game where the Mountain Hawks never trailed but had to battle hard for four quarters to secure Lehigh’s first 3-0 start since 2013.
GAME THREE, LEHIGH AT DUQUESNE: It Took More Than 70 Years, but Lehigh Football Will Finally Return to Pittsburgh
This weekend Lehigh (2-0, 1-0 Patriot) will go on the team’s first road trip of the season. They are heading across the state to Pittsburgh, PA to face off against Duquesne (1-1, 0-0 NEC) in an out-of-conference clash.
Lehigh Gets The Job Done 28-10 In A Game Where Stats Don’t Tell The Whole Story
The reason that Cahill and the Lehigh football players came into the press conference with mostly serious faces wasn’t due to the stat sheet showing a resounding statistical victory for the Mountain Hawks. It’s because if you were there, playing or watching the game, you saw a different story.
GAME TWO, SACRED HEART AT LEHIGH: The “Pios” CAA Rebrand Heads To South Mountain In A Huge Proving Ground
The’ Pios’ are a program on the rise – one that are trying to elevate their profile and make a name for themselves the year before their entrance to one of the top leagues in FCS football.
In A Game Befitting an FCS “Game of the Week”, Physical Lehigh Out-Slugs Richmond 21-14
It was an incredibly physical, bruising battle with both defenses not allowing any one play more than 40 yards. Additionally, befitting a battle of the top teams in FCS, no team had a lead of more than one score the whole way.
GAME ONE, RICHMOND AT LEHIGH: The Mountain Hawks Gained National Respect, And A FCS Playoff Win. Now, the Spiders Start Their ‘Revenge Tour’.
While Richmond will be looking for revenge, Lehigh will be looking for respectability – respectability in the sense of proving that last season was not a fluke.
LEHIGH FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW: Mountain Hawks Have A New Challenge For 2025: The Target On Their Backs
Recent Lehigh University football teams haven’t had the experience of being the hunted before.
Patriot League Preview: Spiders Join A Wide-Open Patriot League Title Race
Even by the standards of the Patriot League, last season’s title race was one of the wildest in recent memory.
William and Mary Joins The Patriot League In Football, A Journey More Than Forty Years In The Making
For the second year in a row, an announcement was made that the Patriot League football would be adding a new member.
Lehigh Football (and Fans) Undeterred By Cold and Damp Lehigh Brown/White Scrimmage
The power of a unexpected Lehigh football championship last fall led to a spring showcase that almost a family reunion feel, as the 2025 football team displayed their progress over the spring and the alumni and friends made it an event.
The Lost History of the Lambert Trophy And Lambert Cups
In the early 1930s, the two sons running their family jewelry business in 1933 chose to sponsor a college football trophy for the best team in the East, and the Lambert Trophy was born.
Lehigh’s Magical Season Ends in Idaho, 34-13, In the Second Round of the FCS Playoffs
An impressive display by the Idaho Vandals in all three phases of the game ended the Lehigh Mountain Hawks’ 2024 football season in a 34-13 defeat at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
PREVIEW OF LEHIGH AT IDAHO, 2nd ROUND OF THE 2024 FCS PLAYOFFS – As Mountain Hawks Hit National Stage, Skeptics Question Lehigh’s Ability To Keep Up With Vandals
Lehigh’s (9-3) reward is to take a long flight to Moscow, Idaho, close to the Eastern Washington border, to face off against one of the best FCS teams in the nation in the Idaho Vandals (9-3).
Lehigh Overcomes Real Adversity In Gritty Win Over Richmond 20-16 In 1st Round of FCS Playoffs
Missing their starting left tackle and defensive captain, Lehigh (9-3) would overcome their absence and injuries to win a gritty, thrilling 20-16 game over Richmond (10-3) in the 1st round of the FCS Playoffs.
PREVIEW OF LEHIGH AT RICHMOND, 1st ROUND OF THE 2024 FCS PLAYOFFS – Mountain Hawks Will Encounter the Poetry of Past, Present And Future This Saturday
For the first time since 2017, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-3) will be returning to the FCS Playoffs, and their opponents they drew, the Richmond Spiders (10-2), couldn’t be a more interesting opponent.
#Rivalry160: A Historic First as the Goalpost Comes Down In Murray Goodman After Lehigh’s Dominant 38-14 Win Over Rivals Lafayette
In the aftermath of that Lehigh/Lafayette burst of energy, there was one casualty – the goalpost next to the grass banking, which was torn down by elated Lehigh students after their football team had achieved what many had thought impossible before the season.
#Rivalry160 Preview, Lafayette at Lehigh: It’s All Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating
For the first time since 2013, the game simply called “The Rivalry” – the most-played college football game in the world – will be a sellout.
Lehigh Takes Control Of Colgate In 45-17 Victory, Then Finds Out They Are In Control Of Their FCS Playoff Destiny
The Mountain Hawks (7-3, 4-1 Patriot League), in today’s decisive 45-17 win over Colgate (2-9, 1-4 Patriot) got revenge for last season’s loss up in Hamilton, reminding Lehigh Nation that yes, there still is a rivalry with Colgate that is very much alive.
COLGATE AT LEHIGH AT 11/16/2024: A Tense Trap Game Awaits And Nervous Scoreboard Watching Back Home In Murray Goodman
This season’s matchup is a turnabout from last year, where Lehigh was playing out the next-to-last game in a rebuilding effort and Colgate was trying to secure a winning season and a puncher’s chance at a share of the Patriot League title.
Lehigh Defense, Special Teams Denies Holy Cross In 10-7 Slugfest
WORCESTER, MA – Going into their game against defending champions Holy Cross, one of the big questions about the Lehigh Mountain Hawks was how they might respond to a close fourth quarter under the tension of a critical Patriot League contest. The Crusaders did not have those same concerns going in; after all, almost everyone.
LEHIGH AT HOLY CROSS 11/9/2024: Mountain Hawks’ Next Challenge Is To Defeat Defending Champions On the Road
The Mountain Hawks (5-3, 2-1 Patriot League) have three very important preseason goals to potentially achieve this week in their business trip to Worcester against Holy Cross (4-5, 3-0 Patriot League).
Defense Delivers for Mountain Hawks In Dominating 43-6 Win Over Georgetown
WASHINGTON, DC – It’s tempting to look at the box score in Lehigh’s (5-3, 2-1 Patriot League) comprehensive 43-6 win over Georgetown (5-4, 2-2 Patriot League) and marvel at the Mountain Hawk’s superlatives on offense in the victory. For sure, there were big runs and four rushing touchdowns by QB Hayden Johnson, RB Aaron Crossley.
LEHIGH AT GEORGETOWN 11/2/2024: Can Lehigh Navigate Through Game One of a Meaningful November, Or Will It Be Diverted To Further Rebuilding?
This Saturday’s clash featuring Lehigh (4-3, 1-1 Patriot) and Georgetown (5-3, 2-1 Patriot) will occur on the five year anniversary of a contest most of Lehigh Nation would rather forget – a 24-17 loss to Holy Cross on November 2nd, 2019.
Fun Times Return for Lehigh In 33-19 Romp versus Fordham
In the first quarter, Fordham (0-8, 0-3 Patriot League) took a 3-0 lead over Lehigh (4-3, 1-1 Patriot) after a 41 yard yard field goal. After that, it was all Lehigh as the Mountain Hawks romped to the next 33 points at home en route to a 33-19 victory.
FORDHAM AT LEHIGH 10/26/2024: Exactly What Do We Have Here, Mountain Hawks?
As it stands, make no mistake, Lehigh’s 3-3 season is at a crossroads against a deceptively tricky Fordham squad that seems a lot better than their 0-7 record might seem at first.
Lehigh Football Program Momentum Stalled In 35-23 Loss to Yale
This Saturday, coming off of a rare double bye week, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks didn’t start with enough momentum, further lost that momentum through turnovers and penalties, and never really were in the game as Lehigh (3-3, 0-1 Patriot League) fell to Yale (3-2, 0-2 Ivy) this past Saturday in the Yale Bowl 38-23.
LEHIGH AT YALE 10/19/2024: Mountain Hawk Fans’ Double Bye Week Agony Finally Comes to an End
Lehigh was never meant to have a double bye week in the middle of October. But they did.
Opportunistic Bucknell Delivers Lehigh Heartbreak, Beats Mountain Hawks in 2OT, 38-35
The win put Bucknell (3-2, 1-0 Patriot) in first place in the Patriot League, while Lehigh (3-2, 0-1 Patriot) will have an unusually long time to stew on the loss with two consecutive bye weeks before their next football game.
BUCKNELL AT LEHIGH 9/28/2024: Fixated On The Only “Revenge Game” on Lehigh’s Schedule
This week, Lehigh (3-1, 0-0 Patriot) will be playing their first league game against Bucknell (2-2, 0-0 Patriot) with a unique dynamic.
Tuesdays With The Patriot League Podcast: 9/24/2024
Enjoy the podcast “Tuesdays with the Patriot League” Podcast, originally aired on Twitter Spaces on Sept. 24th, 2024. Chuck BurtonChuck has been writing about Lehigh football since the dawn of the internet, or perhaps it only seems like it. He’s executive editor of the College Sports Journal and has also written a book, The Rivalry: How.
Lehigh Makes a Statement In Their 35-20 Win over Princeton
BETHLEHEM, PA – “This was a statement game for us,” Lehigh (3-1, 0-0 Patriot) head coach Kevin Cahill said after a hard-fought but clear-cut 35-20 win over Princeton (0-1, 0-0 Ivy) this Saturday at Murray Goodman Stadium. Looking back on a game in front of a big, raucous family weekend of 6,217 fans, it seemed.
