2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

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2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTrey Brown (3rd season)
Captains
  • Kevin Bayani
  • Tim Diamond
  • Matt McGowan
  • Brendan VanAckeren
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Colgate $^   5 – 0     9 – 3  
Holy Cross   5 – 1     7 – 4  
Lehigh   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Lafayette   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Bucknell   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Fordham   1 – 5     5 – 6  
Georgetown   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Lehigh finished third in the Patriot League.

In their third year under head coach Andy Coen, the Mountain Hawks compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Kevin Bayani, Tim Diamond, Matt McGowan and Brendan VanAckeren were the team captains.[2]

The Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 282 to 231. Their 4–2 conference record placed third out of seven in the Patriot League standings.[3]

Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Drake*
W 19–0 4,706 [4]
September 13 at No. 21 Villanova*
L 14–33 11,101 [5]
September 27 Princeton*
L 7–10 8,836 [6]
October 4 Cornell*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 24–25 10,460 [7]
October 11 Fordham
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 45–24 7,043 [8]
October 18 at Harvard*
L 24–27 11,242 [9]
October 25 at Holy Cross
L 21–35 11,558 [10]
November 1 at Georgetown
W 33–13 [1]
November 8 No. 24 Colgate
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 33–34 10,841 [11]
November 15 Bucknell
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 31–15 4,659 [12]
November 22 at Lafayette
W 31–15 15,908 [13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 23. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Drake Shut Out at Lehigh". Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 7, 2008. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 14, 2008). "Defense Drives 'Nova Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Groller, Keith (September 28, 2008). "Lehigh Loses at Princeton on the Last Play". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Groller, Keith (October 5, 2008). "Bitter End ... Again for Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Groller, Keith (October 12, 2008). "Clark, Lehigh Give Fans a Better Ending". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 12, 2008. p. 13C.
  9. ^ Benbow, Julian (October 19, 2008). "It Was Just Like Clockwork". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Holy Cross Comes Back to Top Lehigh in 4th". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 26, 2008. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Groller, Keith (November 9, 2008). "Colgate Deals Lehigh Another Late-Game Loss". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Groller, Keith (November 16, 2008). "Defense Lifts Lehigh to Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 23, 2008). "Lehigh Proves Its Mettle". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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