American college football season
Mountain Hawks at Princeton , 15 September 2007
The 2007 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Lehigh finished fifth in the Patriot League .
In their second year under head coach Andy Coen , the Mountain Hawks compiled a 5–6 record.[ 1] Ernest Moore, John Reese, Sedale Threatt and Brannan Thomas were the team captains.[ 2]
The Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 251 to 232. Their 2–4 conference record placed fifth out of seven in the Patriot League.[ 3]
Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Villanova *
L 20–30 9,261 [ 4]
September 15 at Princeton *
W 32–24 8,640 [ 5]
September 22 VMI *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 37–6 6,550 [ 6]
September 29 Harvard *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 20–13 9,103 [ 7]
October 6 at Fordham
L 18–28 3,371 [ 8]
October 13 at No. 16 Yale *
L 7–23 14,052 [ 9]
October 20 Holy Cross
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 10–59 9,103 [ 10]
October 27 Georgetown
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 45–0 9,084 [ 11]
November 3 at Colgate
L 7–21 [ 1]
November 10 at Bucknell
W 38–10 1,761 [ 12]
November 17 Lafayette
L 17–21 16,022 [ 13]
^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF) . Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University . p. 24. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF) . Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University . p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF) . Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League . 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ Juliano, Joe (September 9, 2007). "Strong Arm Lifts 'Nova to First Win" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Groller, Keith (September 16, 2007). "Young Backfield Leads Lehigh Over Princeton" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Groller, Keith (September 23, 2007). "Lehigh Starts Fast, Puts It Away Early" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Schlegel, Bradley (September 30, 2007). "Mountain Hawks Get Drop on Crimson" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Groller, Keith (October 7, 2007). "Win Over Lehigh Proves Rams for Real" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. October 7, 2007. p. 14C.
^ Groller, Keith (October 14, 2007). "McLeod Carries Yale Over Lehigh" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Courogen, Chris A. (October 21, 2007). "Crusaders Take Care of Business Early" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Groller, Keith (October 28, 2007). "New QB, TB Do Wonders for Lehigh in Rout" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sokoloski, Paul (November 11, 2007). "Lehigh Turns Its Focus Toward Lafayette". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. p. C4 – via NewsBank .
^ Groller, Keith (November 18, 2007). "Late Drive Lifts Lafayette Over Lehigh" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com .
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