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

Preseason coaches' poll

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

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

Schedule

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 Colgate
StadiumW 21–14 3,853
October 191:00 p.m.at Fordham
StadiumW 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 Bucknell
StadiumL 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

[2]

Game summaries

Saint Francis (PA)

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

See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Villanova

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

See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

At UC Davis

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

See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

Merrimack

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

See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

At Colgate

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

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Fordham

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

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team

Georgetown

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

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Holy Cross

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

See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Bucknell

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

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

At Sacred Heart

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

See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Lafayette

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

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team and The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)

References

  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.


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