1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record10–2 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Coen (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Bottiglieri (2nd season)
Captains
  • Ian Eason
  • Kevin Joseph
  • Brett Snyder
  • Phil Stambaugh
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Lehigh +^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 18 Colgate +^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
Towson   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Bucknell   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Lafayette   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Holy Cross   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Fordham   0 – 6     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh was co-champion of the Patriot League, but lost in the first round of the Division I-AA national playoffs.

In their sixth year under head coach Kevin Higgins, the Mountain Hawks compiled a 10–2 record.[1] Ian Eason, Kevin Joseph, Brett Snyder and Phil Stambaugh were the team captains.[2]

The Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 478 to 220. Lehigh's 5–1 conference record tied for best in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3] The co-championship represented Lehigh's first back-to-back Patriot title, and its fourth first-place finish of the 1990s.

The Mountain Hawks were ranked No. 19 in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, and remained ranked throughout the year, rising as high as No. 7 and finishing the year at No. 14. Though co-champion Colgate was given the Patriot League's automatic berth in the Division I-AA playoffs, Lehigh earned an at-large berth. Both Patriot League playoff teams lost in the first round.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 at Fordham* No. 20
W 49–7 4,177 [4]
September 18 Monmouth* No. 17
W 56–10 10,477 [5]
September 25 at Princeton* No. 15
W 31–0 20,941 [6]
October 2 Columbia* No. 12
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 63–13 10,829 [7]
October 9 at Dartmouth* No. 10
W 30–14 6,109 [8]
October 16 at No. 11 Delaware* No. 9
W 42–35 22,032 [9]
October 23 Holy Cross No. 8
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 62–8 13,181 [10]
October 30 Towson No. 7
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 44–39 10,789 [11]
November 6 at Colgate No. 9
L 24–28 6,228 [12]
November 13 at Bucknell No. 16
W 48–27 3,849 [13]
November 20 Lafayette No. 14
W 14–12 16,000 [14]
November 27 at No. 5 Hofstra* No. 14
L 12–27 6,770 [15]

References

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  1. ^ "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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 12, 1999). "Lehigh Engineers Rout of Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Denman, Elliott (September 19, 1999). "Lehigh Overpowers Monmouth". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. pp. H3, H18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 26, 1999). "Lehigh Turns Lights Out on Princeton 31-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 3, 1999). "Lehigh Sets Marks and Routs Columbia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 10, 1999). "Unbeaten Lehigh's Routine Win Brings Few Smiles". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 1999. p. C15.
  9. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (October 17, 1999). "Lehigh Airs It Out Against Hens". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 24, 1999). "Lehigh Slams Holy Cross, 62-8". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Emotionally Drained Lehigh Tops Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 31, 1999. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 7, 1999). "Colgate Grounds Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 14, 1999). "Jean's 5 TDs Lead Lehigh's Stampede of Bison 48-27". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 21, 1999). "Lehigh Edges Lafayette 14-12". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. November 21, 1999. p. 18C.
  15. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 28, 1999). "Engineers Are Down and Out". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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