2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Andy Coen (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Trey Brown (3rd season)
Captains	Kevin Bayani Tim Diamond Matt McGowan Brendan VanAckeren
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium
Seasons ←  2007 2009  →

2008 Patriot League football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Drake *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 19–0	4,706	[4]
September 13	at No. 21 Villanova *	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–33	11,101	[5]
September 27	Princeton *	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	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 *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 24–27	11,242	[9]
October 25	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–35	11,558	[10]
November 1	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	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	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 31–15	15,908	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "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.