Category: Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Close games, stout defense and a surprise offense sum up Lehigh
The theme of the 2008 Lehigh University football season was close, late-game losses, but the reason the Mountain Hawks were even in those games was because of its surprising offense.
Lehigh lost to Princeton and Cornell on the last play of the game i… more »
Lafayette and Lehigh End Season with 144th Meeting
"It's the game we always talk about. You always take each opponent week by week, but in the back of your mind you're always thinking about Lafayette," Lehigh senior safety Brendan VanAckeren said.
After having the Leopards on the backburner all seaso… more »
Lehigh Duo No Longer Divided
Defensive backs will have one last chance Saturday to beat rival Lafayette.
Under different circumstances, Brendan VanAckeren and Quadir Carter would be at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium on Saturday, supporting their alma maters in what is pr… more »
Brendan Van Ackeren Wants to End Career with Win over Lafayette
This weekend -- especially Saturday -- could either be a lot of fun or a big disappointment for Lehigh University senior safety Brendan Van Ackeren.
Not only do his Mountain Hawks face rival Lafayette College in the teams' 144th meeting on Saturday,… more »
Leopards' Leaders Locked In
Co-captains want to end careers in style, with win over Mountain Hawks.
It easily can become little more than a popularity contest, but to Andy Romans and Joe Russo, being elected co-captains of Lafayette's football team was anything but ceremonial.… more »
Editorial: Brown Out, Don't Black Out
Each November Lehigh students come together for the event of a lifetime. No, it's not the just Lehigh-Lafayette game. It's also the week of parties leading up to it.
Lehigh-Lafayette is certainly one of Lehigh's most spirited events. The game marks a… more »
Hawks Trample Bison in Final Home Game
Squad gains momentum with league win before heading into next week's matchup with Lafayette College.
The football team celebrated Senior Day with a 31-15 victory over Bucknell University on Saturday at Goodman Stadium.
The victory boosts Lehigh's… more »
Coach Coen Knows Hawks Must Beat Lafayette
No title, no playoff berth, not even a winning season will be on the line for Lehigh when it heads to College Hill on Saturday for its date with Lafayette in the 144th edition of college football's most-played rivalry.
Yet, it's one of the most signi… more »
Defense Lifts Lehigh to Win over Bucknell
Turnovers: LB Matt Cohen recovers fumble, interception.
Lehigh's football team has been searching all season for that one game in which everything comes together; a signature win that says ''this is what the 2008 Mountain Hawks are capable of doing.'… more »
Offense Sputters, But Lehigh Defense Leads Way to 31-15 win over Bucknell
BETHLEHEM - The game wasn't pretty but the outcome was still a significant win for Lehigh University's football team.
Lehigh managed a 31-15 victory over Bucknell in its Goodman Stadium finale on Saturday in front of a crowd less than 5,000 with many… more »
Hawks Face Bison in Final Home Matchup
The football team will host the Bucknell University Bison Saturday in their last home game of the season.
The Mountain Hawks go into the game with a 3-6 overall record, 2-2 in league play.
The Hawks are coming off a tough game last weekend, when t… more »
Lehigh Seniors Want to End on Winning Note Against Bucknell, Lafayette
The one thing that Lehigh and Lafayette football people agree on is that no matter what happens during the course of the season, the two teams can always look forward to their ''bowl game'' on that Saturday before Thanksgiving.
That game alone will k… more »
Mountain Hawks' Clark Will Trade Stats for a Win
Lehigh trying to regroup after another tough loss.
It should have been a day that sophomore quarterback J.B. Clark would always remember.
Four touchdowns. Three-hundred and thirty eight yards passing. No interceptions in 38 attempts.
All this c… more »
Miscues Cost Lehigh Against No. 24 Colgate
BETHLEHEM - Extra points are 20-yard chip shots normally taken for granted.
The Lehigh University Mountain Hawks learned the hard way that teams can't assume it's a guaranteed point- after-touchdown.
Two different kickers missed a PAT each, adding… more »
Colgate Deals Lehigh Another Late-Game Loss
Raiders get TD pass with 2:28 left in 34-33 win over Hawks.
Lehigh's faces told the story as much as the scoreboard.
The Mountain Hawks walked off the field at Goodman Stadium late Saturday afternoon in disbelief.
How could this happen again?… more »
