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GAME THREE, WILLIAM & MARY AT LEHIGH – Stars Align, Finally, For Nationally-Ranked Clash Between Tribe and Mountain Hawks

On By Chuck Burton

In the run-up to this week, you get the sense that it’s the first time both William & Mary and Lehigh are meeting each other firing on all cylinders. If you look at the record book, you don’t see much of a series, or a rivalry. William & Mary has dominated Lehigh, the Tribe winning eight of nine meetings. They played every year from 1984 to 1992.

David Coulson: Once-Proud FCS Champions And Rivals Meet In Juiceless Birmingham Bowl That Demonstrates Precarious Place of Non-Power Teams

On By David Coulson

BOONE, N.C. — So this is how the 2025 college football season ends for Appalachian State. With two one-time FCS powerhouses, the Mountaineers and Georgia Southern playing in a meaningless bowl game in Birmingham, Alabama. Now residing in the vast wasteland of the Football Bowl Subdivision’s outcast Group of Six, these teams with nine combined.

GAME TWELVE, #Rivalry161, LEHIGH AT LAFAYETTE – One Rivalry Game For All The Marbles

On By Chuck Burton

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.

GAME FOUR, LEHIGH AT BUCKNELL: The Rivalry Nobody is Talking About.. But Should

On By Chuck Burton

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.

App State Escapes Disaster In Mistake-Plagued Home Opener

On By David Coulson

There was an air of excitement, mixed with anticipation and slight nervousness as a crowd of 34,921 spectators made their way into Kidd Brewer Stadium for last Saturday’s home-opening football game. Little did these supporters know that Appalachian State would be fighting for its life in the final minute against the fledgling Lindenwood Lions before securing its heart-pounding 20-13 win against the first-year Football Championship Subdivision program.