2007 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

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2007 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
ConferencePatriot League
2007 record5–6 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ernest Moore
  • John Reese
  • Sedale Threatt
  • Brannan Thomas
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Patriot League football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Fordham $^   5 – 1     8 – 4  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Lafayette   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Lehigh   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Bucknell   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Georgetown   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Villanova*
L 20–30 9,261 [4]
September 15 at Princeton*
W 32–24 8,640 [5]
September 22 Virginia Military*
  • 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]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 24. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 9, 2007). "Strong Arm Lifts 'Nova to First Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Groller, Keith (September 16, 2007). "Young Backfield Leads Lehigh Over Princeton". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Groller, Keith (September 23, 2007). "Lehigh Starts Fast, Puts It Away Early". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Schlegel, Bradley (September 30, 2007). "Mountain Hawks Get Drop on Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Groller, Keith (October 14, 2007). "McLeod Carries Yale Over Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Courogen, Chris A. (October 21, 2007). "Crusaders Take Care of Business Early". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Groller, Keith (October 28, 2007). "New QB, TB Do Wonders for Lehigh in Rout". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Sokoloski, Paul (November 11, 2007). "Lehigh Turns Its Focus Toward Lafayette". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C4 – via NewsBank.
  13. ^ 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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