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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
#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.
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.
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.
PRINCETON AT LEHIGH 9/21/2024: Football Is So Back, Baby!
This weekend, the Mountain Hawks return to Bethlehem with a strange, new feeling of “being back”, to face Princeton (0-0, 0-0 Ivy League), themselves back from their 5-5 Ivy League campaign last season.
Lehigh Survives Late Shark Attack, Prevails 20-17 In Second Win In A Row
At home last week, the game was over at halftime. This week, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (2-1, 0-0 PL) had to hold on in the final minute against the LIU Sharks (0-3, 0-0 NEC) to win 20-17.
LEHIGH AT LIU 9/14/2024: For the Very First Time, Mountain Hawks Are Looking Forward to Shark Week
For the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks (1-1, 0-0 Patriot League), playing the Long Island University Sharks (0-2, 0-0 NEC) at Bethpage FCU Stadium, everything about “Shark Week” is new. It’s the first time Lehigh has ever traveled to Brookville, Long Island to play a football game.
Shades Of 2016 On A Rainy Saturday In Bethlehem As Coach Kevin Cahill Gets His First Home Win at Lehigh, 49-13 over Wagner
The number that kept popping up during Lehigh’s (1-1, 0-0 PL) win over Wagner (1-1, 0-0 NEC) was “2016”, probably the last number any member of Lehigh Nation might have imagined surfacing on a rainy afternoon at Murray Goodman Stadium.
WAGNER AT LEHIGH 9/7/2024: Mountain Hawks Eager To Start Cooking Again at Home
BETHLEHEM, PA – From the moment head coach Kevin Cahill stepped onto campus as Lehigh’s head football coach, he’s been talking about making Murray Goodman stadium a true home field advantage. He was right to broach the subject. The last time Lehigh had a winning record was in 2016, when the Mountain Hawks were 9-2,.
Lehigh’s FBS Yardstick Game Is a 42-7 Defeat to Army
RB Luke Yoder capped off a 9 play, 85 yard drive to tie the game at 7 late in the first quarter, but ultimately a deep, physical Army (1-0, 0-0) team led by budding stars QB Bryson Daily and bruising RB Kanye Udoh were too much for the Mountain Hawks (0-1, 0-0) in a 42-7 victory.
LEHIGH AT ARMY 8/30/2024: Game Preview And Fearless Prediction: The Excitement Playing an FBS Opponent (Again) Has Finally Arrived
BETHLEHEM, PA – I’ve been a Lehigh football fan now for a very long time, and I would like to lead this preview to simply say that this weekend, Mountain Hawk fans will be experiencing something they haven’t experienced since 2002. I don’t mean “play a service academy.” On September 15th, 2018, Lehigh played Navy,.
LEHIGH 2024 SEASON PREVIEW: Mountain Hawk Football Will Have A New Look, And Hopefully A New Record
BETHLEHEM, PA – Over the preseason, Lehigh football revealed a brand-new uniform design that freshens up the kit they had been using over the past six years. For a program that hasn’t had a winning record since 2016, it’s not the only thing that Lehigh Nation hopes is brand new going into the 2024 season..
LEHIGH PRESEASON PREVIEW: For the Mountain Hawks In 2024, It Seems Like Youth Will Be Served
The number of underclassmen on the field was astounding, even for such a young team as the Mountain Hawks.
LEHIGH PRESEASON PREVIEW: Scanning the 2024 Schedule
Every member of Lehigh Nation wants to put last year’s 2-9 season behind them. In 2024, the Mountain Hawks will do just that with a highly unusual 11 game schedule.
Lehigh’s 2024 Patriot League Media Day: Trying To Get Back to the Lehigh Standard
BETHLEHEM, PA – It wasn’t a surprise, really, but it was a surprise. Coming off a 2-9 season that was “not up to our standard, not up to Lehigh standard”, head coach Kevin Cahill said in his opening remarks, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks were picked to finish sixth in the seven-team Patriot League for 2024..
LEHIGH 2023 SEASON IN REVIEW: Growing Pains In 2-9 Season of Refocus
The rebuilding year of 2023 was not easy, to be sure. But to close observers, among the rough seas were some encouraging signs for the years to come, through changes in culture, changes in expectations, and growing pains that Lehigh Nation hopes point the way to future success.
Lehigh Brown/White Scrimmage Focuses on Football Fun And Prep For Upcoming Season
It was all fun spring football on a Saturday afternoon – a celebration, a gate swinging open for the 2024 season.
Quietly, Lehigh Starts Climbing the Mountain to the 2024 Season
Quietly, on a very cold and wet March 19th at six o’clock in the morning, Lehigh’s spring practice officially began for the 2024 season.
