American college football season
The 2017 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Mountain Hawks were led by 12th-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 5–7, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for the Patriot League championship with Colgate . Due to their head-to-head win over Colgate, Lehigh received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Stony Brook in the first round.
Schedule [ edit ] The 2017 schedule consists of six home and five away games. The Mountain Hawks will host Patriot League foes Georgetown , Holy Cross , and Lafayette for the 153rd meeting of The Rivalry , and will travel to Colgate , Fordham , and Bucknell .
In 2017, Lehigh's non-conference opponents will be Villanova of the Colonial Athletic Association , Monmouth of the Big South Conference , Yale and Penn of the Ivy League , and Wagner of the Northeast Conference .[1]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:30 p.m. No. 10 Villanova * No. 17 SE2 L 35–385,816 September 9 1:00 p.m. at Monmouth * No. 19 ESPN3 L 27–462,839 September 16 12:30 p.m. Yale * Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA SE2 L 28–564,996 September 23 12:30 p.m. Penn * Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA SE2 L 47–655,060 September 30 6:00 p.m. at Wagner * NECFR L 20–372,073 October 7 1:00 p.m. at Colgate Stadium W 41–382,986 October 14 12:30 p.m. Georgetown Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA SE2 Stadium W 54–354,438 October 28 1:00 p.m. at Fordham Stadium L 35-457,962 November 4 Noon at Bucknell Stadium W 42–214,226 November 11 12:30 p.m. Holy Cross Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA SE2 Stadium W 34–217,247 November 18 12:30 p.m. Lafayette Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (153rd meeting of The Rivalry ) StadiumWFMZ W 38–3115,270 November 25 2:00 p.m. at No. 10 Stony Brook * ESPN3 L 29–594,131
Game summaries [ edit ] Villanova [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Wildcats 7 21 7 3 38 No. 17 Mountain Hawks 7 7 14 7 35
At Monmouth [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Mountain Hawks 14 7 6 0 27 Hawks 14 6 13 13 46
1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 14 14 14 14 56 Mountain Hawks 7 6 8 7 28
1 2 3 4 Total Quakers 14 21 14 16 65 Mountain Hawks 14 14 7 12 47
At Wagner [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 7 7 6 0 20 Seahawks 7 10 14 6 37
At Colgate [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 14 7 7 13 41 Raiders 7 21 0 10 38
Georgetown [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hoyas 0 14 7 14 35 Mountain Hawks 7 27 10 10 54
At Fordham [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 7 7 7 14 35 Rams 7 7 14 17 45
At Bucknell [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 28 7 7 0 42 Bison 7 7 0 7 21
Holy Cross [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Crusaders 0 7 0 14 21 Mountain Hawks 14 0 10 10 34
Lafayette [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Leopards 7 17 7 0 31 Mountain Hawks 14 0 14 10 38
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] At Stony Brook–First Round [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 0 14 7 8 29 No. 10 Seawolves 0 24 14 21 59
Ranking movements [ edit ] 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 17 19 RV — — — — — — — — — — RV Coaches 17 19 RV — — — — — — — — — — —
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold