| 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 7 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 7 |
| Record | 7–0 (2–0 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dan Hunt (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Nagy (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Goodman Stadium |
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Lehigh | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of October 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represent Lehigh University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountain Hawks are led by third-year head coach Kevin Cahill and play at the Goodman Stadium in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.
Last season Lehigh had defied all expectations and improved from their 2–9 record in 2023 to finish 9–4 and winning the Patriot League title as well as an FCS playoff birth. [1] Due to this, in the offseason, Lehigh was able to use the transfer portal to sign five new highly ranked student athletes on signing day, joining another six high level recruits recruited earlier. [2] Additionally, senior defensive lineman Matt Spatny was added to the preseason watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is awarded to the top defensive player in FCS football, having earned an honorable mention to the first-team all-Patriot league all-American team. [3]
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Buck Buchanan Award | Matt Spatny | DL | SR |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Richmond | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 21–14 | 4,463 | |
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart * | No. 11 |
| ESPN+ | W 28–10 | 3,618 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duquesne * | No. 10 | NEC Front Row | W 35–21 | 1,703 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 41–24 | 3,143 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Penn * | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | W 44–30 | 8,435 |
| October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Yale * | No. 9 |
| ESPN+ | W 31–13 | 4,364 |
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Columbia * | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 3,049 | |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | No. 7 | ESPN+ | |||
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgetown |
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| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Holy Cross |
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| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | ESPN+ | ||||
| November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 25 Spiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 14 Mountain Hawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Game information |
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| Statistics | RICH | LEH |
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| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Total yards | 181 | 298 |
| Rushing yards | 68 | 163 |
| Passing yards | 113 | 135 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14/20/1 | 13/24/2 |
| Time of possession | 28:25 | 31:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Richmond | Passing | Kyle Wickersham | 113 YRD/14 COMP/20 ATP/0 TD/1 INT |
| Rushing | Aziz Foster-Powell | 9 CAR/32 YRD/0 TD | |
| Receiving | Jaiden Fair | 4 REC/52 YRD | |
| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 125 YRD/13 COMP/24 ATP/2 TD/2 INT |
| Rushing | Jaden Green | 13 CAR/88 YRD/1 TD | |
| Receiving | Geoffrey Jamiel | 4 REC/68 YRD/1 TD |
Lehigh's season opener was a rematch of the first round of the FCS playoffs against the Richmond Spiders, their first game as a member of the Patriot League. [6] Both Lehigh and Richmond went into the game ranked, at No. 15 and No. 22 respectively with uncharacteristically high turnout for the Lehigh home-game as Lehigh also introduced a ceremonial bell ringing at the start of the game. [7] Lehigh would win the coin toss but defer to the second half, with the Spiders scoring on their first drive with just nine seconds left in the first quarter, a one-yard rush up the middle on the goal-line. [7] With just one minute to go in the second quarter the Mountain Hawks would answer and tie the game with a 13-yard touchdown pass from sophomores Hayden Johnson to Jaden Green. [7] Lehigh would gain the lead with four minutes left in the third quarter with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to senior WR Geoffrey Jamiel. [7] Richmond answered immediately with a 99-yard kick return, tying the game 14–14. [7] Halfway into the fourth quarter Green would score on a four-yard rush, with the Mountain Hawks taking the lead again 21–14. [7] A big three-and-out and interception in the fourth quarter by Lehigh's defense put the game away. [6] [7]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 11 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA
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| Statistics | SHU | LEH |
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| First downs | 14 | 21 |
| Total yards | 177 | 423 |
| Rushing yards | 70 | 286 |
| Passing yards | 107 | 137 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16/26/0 | 11/18/1 |
| Time of possession | 26:23 | 33:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Sacred Heart | Passing | Jack Snyder | 94 YRDS/14 COMP/20 ATP/0 TD/ 0 INT |
| Rushing | Jack Snyder | 9 CAR/ 30 YRD/0 TD | |
| Receiving | Payton Rhoades | 4 REC/26 YRD | |
| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 129 YRDS/10 COMP/17 ATP/0 TD/1 INT |
| Rushing | Luke Yoder | 12 CAR/127 YRD/1 TD | |
| Receiving | Goeffrey Jamiel | 5 REC/60 YRD |
As part of the University Day celebrations at Lehigh, Softball player Jenny Bender, ‘03, soccer player Andrew Mittendorf, ‘99, and former Dean of Athletics Joe Sterrett were honored on the field as the school's newest inductees into their hall of fame during halftime. [8] The Sacred Heart University Pioneers started the game by returning the opening kick for a touchdown. [9] [8] However, after getting the ball back, Lehigh would answer with a Luke Yoder rushing touchdown of their own. [8] [10] Halfway through the first quarter the Mountain Hawk's Hayden Johnson threw an interception to SHU safety Daimon Jacobs, who then fumbled the ball which was recovered by Lehigh lineman Charles Soska, allowing Lehigh's drive to continue. [8] [10] The Pioneer's offense would only score a single field goal, while Lehigh put up four rushing touchdowns by four different players for a final score of 28-10. [9] [8] [10] This would be the first time Lehigh would go 2-0 since 2013. [10] This was just the second time Lehigh and Sacred Heart had played each other, and with the Lehigh win the series record stands at 1-1. [10]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 10 Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Dukes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA
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No scoring plays
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| Statistics | LEH | DUQ |
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| First downs | 20 | 16 |
| Total yards | 396 | 318 |
| Rushing yards | 172 | 102 |
| Passing yards | 224 | 216 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17/25/0 | 17/28/1 |
| Time of possession | 31:46 | 28:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 224 YRD/17 COMP/25 ATP/3 TD/ 0 INT |
| Rushing | Luke Yoder | 11 CAR/ 68 YRD | |
| Receiving | Geoffrey Jamiel | 7 REC/ 95 YRD/ 1 TD | |
| Duquesne | Passing | Tyler Riddell | 216 YRD/17 COMP/28 ATP/2 TD/ 1INT |
| Rushing | Shawn Solomon Jr. | 13 CAR/ 43 YRD | |
| Receiving | Joey Isabella | 8 REC/ 153 YRD/ 1 TD |
The first ever meeting between the Mountain Hawks and the Duquesne Dukes and a back-and-forth affair, the teams traded a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter including a ricocheted pass TD from Johnson intended for Jamiel that was hauled in by Garrett Guess after deflecting off a Duke defender with the Dukes then scoring following a 35-yard pass from Tyler Riddell to Joey Isabella on the next drive. [11] [12] [13] With just 54 seconds left in the first half Johnson found Jamiel for a 54-yard pass in the end zone to put Lehigh up 14-7. [11] [12] After forcing a three-and-out, Lehigh would score on their opening drive of the second half before Riddle found Isabella again, this time for a 66-yard touchdown pass. [11] [12] Lehigh answered with a 16-yard TD from Johnson to Mason Humphrey but so would Duquesne with a thirteen play drive capped off by a 1-yard Logan Kushner rushing touchdown. [11] [12] After a good kickoff return, Lehigh mounted a 59-yard drive to take the final lead late in the third quarter. [11] [12] Duquesne would have a chance to answer, however, a key strip-sack by senior LB Tyler Ochojski ended the game. [11] [12] With the win head coach Kevin Cahill moved above .500 on his win percentage at Lehigh for the first time, especially important for the school as their last head coach, Tom Gilmore, went 9–27 during the four years prior to Cahill. [11] [12] [13]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 10 Mountain Hawks | 10 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| Bison | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA
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| Statistics | LEH | BUCK |
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| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Total yards | 494 | 291 |
| Rushing yards | 323 | 80 |
| Passing yards | 171 | 291 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16/20/0 | 23/34/1 |
| Time of possession | 32:07 | 27:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 171 YRD/16 COMP/20 ATP/2 TD/0 INT |
| Rushing | Luke Yoder | 18 CAR/174 YRD/1 TD | |
| Receiving | Geoffrey Jamiel | 8 REC/102 YRD | |
| Bucknell | Passing | Ralph Rucker IV | 291 YRD/23 COMP/34 ATP/2 TD/ 1 INT |
| Rushing | Ralph Rucker IV | 13 CAR/35 YRD/ 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Sam Milligan | 5 REC/109 YRD |
Bucknell's parent weekend game, and a revenge game for Lehigh as Bucknell handed the Mountain Hawks their only conference loss last season. [14] [15] On the first play of scrimmage Lehigh's Mekhai Smith intercepted Bucknell's Ralph Rucker IV but only capatalized with a field goal. [14] [16] [15] Bucknell's second possession was a three-and-out, while Lehigh went 55 yards to score taking a 10-0 lead. [14] [16] Bucknell responded with a field goal of their own, while Lehigh put together a 98 yard drive scoring on a one-yard run. [14] [16] [15] Bucknell would finally score to close out the half, making it 24-10 in Lehigh's favor. [14] Lehigh would then score twice, to extend the lead 38-10 before Bucknell mounted a comeback attempt, with Rucker throwing a pair of touchdown passes to cut the lead to 38-24. [14] [16] [15] The Bison attempted an onside kick to set up a potential game-tying drive, however, Lehigh recovered the kick and scored a final field goal to make it 41-24. [14] [16] [15] This was the first time Lehigh has gone 4-0 to start a season since 2013. [14] Lehigh has won 22 of the last 28 games against Bucknell. [16] [15] In this game Lehigh also experimented with a new uniform combination, white jerseys and pants with gold helmets. [16]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Quakers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| No. 10 Mountain Hawks | 13 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 44 |
at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA
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| Statistics | PENN | LEH |
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| First downs | 19 | 27 |
| Total yards | 345 | 539 |
| Rushing yards | 29 | 299 |
| Passing yards | 316 | 240 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28/38/1 | 15/31/0 |
| Time of possession | 23:53 | 36:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Penn | Passing | Liam O'Brien | 316 YRD/28 COMP/37 ATP/3 TD/1 INT |
| Rushing | Julien Stokes | 5 CAR/37 YRD | |
| Receiving | Jared Richardson | 12 REC/141 YRD/2 TD | |
| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 240 YRD/15 COMP/31 ATP/2 TD |
| Rushing | Luke Yoder | 25 CAR/173 YRD/2 TD | |
| Receiving | Geoffrey Jamiel | 8 REC/132 YRD/1 TD |
Going into the game Penn had not won a match-up against a top 10 ranked team in 72 years while this was also the first time the Mountain Hawks and Quakers would play since 2021 where Penn shut out Lehigh 20-0. [17] Lehigh's opening drive would stall, resulting in a field goal to take an early 3-0 lead. [18] [19] After a Penn three-and-out Lehigh would get the ball back to score before Penn would get on the board with a field goal to make it 10-3. [18] [17] [19] Lehigh's next two drives would both end in field goals, while the Quakers would score on both of theirs, putting them up 20-16, but missing an extra point. [18] [17] [19] On their next drive the Mountian Hawks executed a fake field goal, with Geoffrey Jamiel taking a direct snap on 4th-and-7 to score. [18] [17] [19] Lehigh and Penn then exchanged a pair of passing touchdowns before Lehigh's Tyler Ochojski tipped a pass from Penn's Liam O'Brien setting up an interception with Lehigh scoring 5 plays later to make it 37-27. [18] [17] [19] [20] The Quakers responded with a field goal to make it a one score game, but Lehigh responded by scoring another touchdown, putting the game away late in the fourth quarter. [18] [17] [19] [20] Garrido's 13 points and three made field goals were both career highs while the 539 total yards of offensive was the most in a single game in coach Cahill's career. [18] [19] Lehigh is now 5-0 for the first time since they went 9-0 in 2012. [18] [19]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 9 Mountain Hawks | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA
| Statistics | YALE | LEH |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Yale | Passing | ||
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| Lehigh | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 7 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Wien Stadium • New York City, NY
| Statistics | LEH | COLU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lehigh | Passing | ||
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 7 Mountain Hawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rams | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Coffey Field • New York City, NY
| Statistics | LEH | FOR |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lehigh | Passing | ||
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| Fordham | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hoyas | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mountain Hawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA
| Statistics | GTWN | LEH |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Georgetown | Passing | ||
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| Lehigh | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Crusaders | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mountain Hawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA
| Statistics | HC | LEH |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Holy Cross | Passing | ||
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| Lehigh | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mountain Hawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Raiders | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY
| Statistics | LEH | COLG |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lehigh | Passing | ||
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| Colgate | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mountain Hawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Leopards | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Fisher Stadium • Easton, PA
| Statistics | LEH | LAF |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lafayette | Passing | ||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Coaches | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||