American college football season
The 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 11th-year head coach Andy Coen and played their home games at Goodman Stadium . They were a member of the Patriot League . They finished the season 9–3, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be crowned Patriot League champions. They earned the League's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 12:30 pm Monmouth * SE2 L 21–234,828 September 10 6:00 pm at No. 22 Villanova * NNAA L 21–266,419 September 17 5:00 pm at Penn * ILDN W 49–285,650 September 24 12:30 pm Princeton * Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA PLN SE2W 42–285,493 October 1 1:30 pm at Yale * OWSPN W 63–352,196 October 8 12:30 pm Colgate Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA PLN SE2 W 45–319,255 October 15 2:00 pm at Georgetown PLN W 35–32,455 October 22 12:00 pm at Holy Cross ASN W 46–143,668 October 29 12:30 pm Fordham Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA PLN SE2 W 58–376,009 November 5 12:30 pm Bucknell No. 24 Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA PLN W 20–137,049 November 19 12:30 pm at Lafayette No. 19 WFMZ W 45–2112,587 November 26 2:00 pm at No. 22 New Hampshire * No. 18 ESPN3 L 21–642,240
2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Matt Timochenko Jr
Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 0 7 7 9 23 Mountain Hawks 0 0 7 14 21
1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 0 14 0 7 21 #22 Wildcats 6 0 14 6 26
1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 7 21 14 7 49 Quakers 14 14 0 0 28
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 7 0 14 28 Mountain Hawks 7 14 14 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 21 21 21 0 63 Bulldogs 7 21 0 7 35
1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 14 3 7 7 31 Mountain Hawks 7 7 24 7 45
1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 7 7 14 7 35 Hoyas 0 3 0 0 3
1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 7 11 21 7 46 Crusaders 7 0 0 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total Rams 6 3 7 21 37 Mountain Hawks 16 21 14 7 58
1 2 3 4 Total Bison 7 6 0 0 13 #24 Mountain Hawks 7 0 13 0 20
1 2 3 4 Total #19 Mountain Hawks 7 24 14 0 45 Leopards 0 7 6 8 21
First Round–New Hampshire[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #18 Mountain Hawks 0 14 7 0 21 #22 Wildcats 15 21 14 14 64
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS — — — — — — RV RV RV 24 23 19 18 21 Coaches — — — — — RV RV RV 24 21 18 17 15 18
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold