1997 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

1997 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Coen (2nd season)
Captains
  • Rabih Abdullah
  • Nate Kmieciak
  • Caleb Moyer
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Colgate $^   6 – 0     7 – 5  
No. 24 Bucknell   5 – 1     10 – 1  
Fordham   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Holy Cross   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Lehigh   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Towson   0 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

In their fourth year under head coach Kevin Higgins, the Mountain Hawks compiled a 4–7 record.[1] Rabih Abdullah, Caleb Moyer and Nate Kmieciak were the team captains.[2]

The Mountain Hawks were outscored 326 to 307. Lehigh's 2–4 conference record placed it in a three-way tie for fourth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 at Fordham*
L 35–42 OT [1]
September 20 at Towson
W 16–14 2,765 [4]
September 27 Harvard*
L 30–35 11,107 [5]
October 4 at Colgate
L 28–61 6,000 [6]
October 11 Penn*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 24–7 10,111 [7]
October 18 at Hofstra*
L 38–45 [1]
October 25 at Dartmouth*
W 46–26 4,525 [8]
November 1 at Bucknell
L 14–21 3,074 [9]
November 8 Holy Cross
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 14–20 4,865 [10]
November 15 No. 3 Delaware*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 19–24 7,122 [11]
November 18 Lafayette
W 43–31 14,393 [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. 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. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 21, 1997). "Lehigh Gets Its Phil in Win Over Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 28, 1997). "Lehigh's Rally Falls Short vs. Harvard". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colgate Rolls with 678 Yards in Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1997. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 12, 1997). "Stambaugh, Abdullah Steer Lehigh Past Penn". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lessels, Allen (October 26, 1997). "Green's Streak Is Ended". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 2, 1997). "Lehigh Gets Muddled by Bucknell in Mud Bath". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 26, 1997). "Turnovers and Quick Strikes Doom Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Tomashek, Tom (November 16, 1997). "'Flat' Blue Hens Slip Past Lehigh". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 23, 1997). "Lehigh Engineers Great Comeback". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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