2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Brisson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kashurba (1st season)
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Holy Cross $^   5 1     7 5  
Lafayette   4 2     4 8  
Bucknell   3 3     3 8  
Lehigh   3 3     4 7  
Colgate   3 3     4 8  
Fordham   2 4     4 8  
Georgetown   1 5     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Gilmore, the Mountain Hawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Patriot League. Lehigh played home games at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Mountain Hawks were picked to finish in fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Colgate 72 (12)
2 Holy Cross 58 (2)
3 Georgetown 51
4 Fordham 39
5 Lehigh 38
6 Lafayette 21
7 Bucknell 15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

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The Mountain Hawks had one player selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*Stadium, SE2L 13–144,161
September 76:00 p.m.at No. 24 Villanova*FloSportsL 10–388,319
September 1410:00 p.m.at No. 5 UC Davis*Pluto TVL 13–419,908
September 2812:30 p.m.Merrimack*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
Stadium/SE2W 10–34,511
October 51:00 p.m.at ColgateStadiumW 21–14 3,853
October 191:00 p.m.at FordhamStadiumW 30–27 OT2,766
October 2612:30 p.m.Georgetown
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
Stadium/SE2W 27–24 7,031
November 212:30 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
StadiumL 17–24 4,545
November 91:00 p.m.at BucknellStadiumL 10–20 2,051
November 1612:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*NEC Front RowL 6–131,927
November 2312:30 p.m.Lafayette
Stadium, WFMZL 16–1713,292

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Game summaries

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Saint Francis (PA)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 7 7 14
Mountain Hawks 10 3 0 0 13

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 3 7 0 10
No. 24 Wildcats 0 17 14 7 38

At UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 0 0 13 13
No. 5 Aggies 14 7 13 7 41

Merrimack

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 3 0 0 3
Mountain Hawks 0 0 3 7 10

At Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 14 0 7 21
Raiders 7 7 0 0 14

At Fordham

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Mountain Hawks 7 7 3 76 30
Rams 0 10 7 73 27

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 3 13 8 24
Mountain Hawks 10 0 7 10 27

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 10 7 0 24
Mountain Hawks 0 7 7 3 17

At Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 3 0 7 10
Bison 0 10 7 3 20

At Sacred Heart

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 3 3 0 6
Pioneers 0 0 0 13 13

Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 7 0 7 3 17
Mountain Hawks 0 7 3 6 16

References

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  1. ^ a b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lehigh University Mountain Hawks 2019 Football Schedule". Lehigh Athletics Department. Retrieved July 4, 2019.