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The campuses of Lehigh and Villanova are only separated by about an hour by car – an easy drive up I-476. The wording in the Lehigh football game notes calls their game against No. 12-ranked Villanova a matchup of “regional rivals”. Though the Wildcats’ game notes didn’t return the labeling favor to the Mountain Hawks.
James Madison stayed with North Carolina State throughout the game on Saturday. In the end, the Dukes came up just a bit short, falling 24-13 in Raleigh. Playing a team of that caliber that close would be considered a moral victory for many FCS schools. But for James Madison, the 3 time defending CAA Champions.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — The one thing that Appalachian State needed from redshirt sophomore quarterback Zac Thomas in his first college start was a performance close to error free in the crucible of 105,232 fans Saturday at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium. Coming into the biggest game of his life, this Trusville, Alabama product had thrown.
Last season, Lehigh finished with a 5-7 record. In both wins and losses, it felt like almost every game ended in a shootout – for example, a 54-35 win over Georgetown, or a 65-47 loss to Penn. So when Lehigh beat St. Francis 21-19 Saturday at Murray Goodman, it was a type of victory that.
It was supposed to be a party for Lehigh running back Dominick Bragalone, but as St. Francis (PA) kicker Eric Bofenkamp lined up for a 30 yard field goal try, it certainly didn’t feel like one. Bragalone broke the school record for rushing yardage with his 137 yard, 3 TD performance, along the way also.
James Madison at North Carolina State When: Saturday, September 1st, 12:00 PM EDT Where: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC TV/Streaming Coverage: ESPNU, WatchESPN App (ESPNU subscription required) James Madison: CSJ’s 2018 Preview Capsule James Madison has its sights set on a third straight trip to Frisco, Texas in the first weekend of 2019. They enter the season as the.
The JMU Quarterback battle is raging on.. apparently up until the opening kickoff. If Coach Mike Houston knows who is starting at quarterback for the #2 team in FCS, James Madison Dukes, he isn’t telling anyone. Houston has been telling the local members of the media that everyone would know “at 12:01pm on September 1,”.
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks secured a win over their bitter Rivals Lafayette, won a share of the Patriot League Championship, and won the league’s autoqualifier for the FCS playoffs, putting them in the postseason for the second straight season. Sounds like a terrific year? Not exactly. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash had started out.
There he was on the sidelines of practice, Walter Payton award nominee and unquestioned feature back of the Mountain Hawks, senior RB Dominick Bragalone, on one knee. Understandably, he was not on the field as much for practice with the Lehigh offense or Lehigh special teams. That’s because head coach Andy Coen needs his legs.
James Madison Dukes Location: Harrisonburg, VA Coach: Mike Houston (28-2) 3rd Season Stadium: Bridgefort Stadium (Capacity: 24,887) CSJ Projections: 1st: CAA 2nd: Virginia 2nd: FCS 44rd: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: James Madison was dominant throughout the season in 2017 led by a defense that was almost impenetrable. Until the FCS National Championship game,.
On a cool Tuesday morning, the Lehigh defense was having a lot of fun at football practice. For Lehigh fans, 2017 was a year to forget on the defensive end, a year replete with a multitude of big play touchdowns, big gashes of rushing yardage and some agonizing losses. But attending Lehigh’s practice today it.
College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of the Patriot League. As co-champions of the Patriot League last season, the Colgate Raiders missed out on an at-large bid to the playoffs, but return most of the team that finished with a 7-4 record and are picked to win the.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks Location: Bethlehem, PA Coach: Andy Coen (82-56) Stadium: Murray Goodman Stadium (Capacity: 16,000) CSJ Projections: 2nd: Patriot 5th: Pennsylvania 54th: FCS 176th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a near-disastrous 0-5 start, the Mountain Hawks pulled things together to manage a 5-1 conference record and win their second consecutive Patriot League title.
The 2017 Lehigh football season was one of the stranger ones in Mountain Hawk history. Starting in the FCS Top 25, losing five consecutive games to start 0-5, consummating an improbable win at Colgate, and then winning just enough through the league – including beating Lafayette in the 153rd meeting of “The Rivalry” – to.
BOONE, N.C. — A week ago, at Texas State, Appalachian State executed well enough on the final play of the game to escape with a 20-13 win. But the lack of precision in the final seconds on Saturday cost the Mountaineers dearly as Wake Forest’s 6-foot-5 Scotty Washington leaped and blocked Michael Rubino’s 44-yard field.
SAN MARCOS, Texas — It isn’t uncommon for a college football team to overlook weaker opponents as it peaks ahead to more important games. But such an oversight on Saturday night nearly cost Appalachian State dearly in its heart-stopping, 20-13 victory over Texas State in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both squads. Coming in.
MONTGOMERY, AL. — As Zach Matics finished up his final practice at Kidd Brewer Stadium Monday evening, he contemplated a scenario where he would be called upon to make one more game-winning kick. Coming on the field with two seconds left in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl on Saturday evening those dreams became reality when.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It was a gorgeous, sun-kissed day seven years ago on a Labor Day Saturday as I made a short trip from a hotel near the Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Michigan Stadium on the opening weekend of the 2007 college football season. None of the 109,218 fans that filled the largest sports.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal BETHLEHEM, PA. — It’s tempting, if you’re a Lehigh fan, to look ahead. After all, no matter what happens on Saturday, Lehigh will be playing football again after the 147th meeting between Lehigh and Lafayette at 12:30 p.m. at Goodman Stadium. There’s a school of thought.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Before the season even started, Colgate senior running back Nate Eachus had to have looked at this home game at Andy Kerr stadium and thought it would be his best opportunity to put on a show. The preseason Patriot League favorite for the Payton.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — A year ago, Appalachian State felt the sting of losing to Georgia Southern as the No. 1 ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision. And on Saturday afternoon before 30,008 spectators at Kidd Brewer Stadium, it was No. 1 Georgia Southern experiencing.
