2011 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 6 SCHEDULE/RESULTS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Sept. 3 at Monmouth W, 49-24 Sept. 10 No. 13/16 UNH L, 48-41 (OT) Sept. 17 at Princeton W, 34-22 LEHIGH Sept. 24 No. 23 LIBERTY W, 27-24 Oct. 1 YALE W, 37-7 Oct. 8 at Bucknell* 1:00 Oct. 15 at Fordham* 1:00 Oct. 29 at Colgate* 12:00 Nov. 5 HOLY CROSS* 12:30 Nov. 12 GEORGETOWN* 12:30 Nov. 19 LAFAYETTE* 12:30 NINE-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS *Patriot League Contest 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 BUCKNELL BISON No. 10 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-1, 0-0 PL) AT BUCKNELL BISON (4-1, 1-0 PL) Sept. 3 DUQUESNE W, 27-26 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 • 1:00 PM Sept. 10 MARIST W, 28-14 Sept. 17 at Cornell L, 24-13 CHRISTY MATHEWSON-MEMORIAL STADIUM Sept. 24 at Princeton W, 34-9 TV: None Oct. 1 GEORGETOWN* W, 35-18 Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 Oct. 8 No. 10 LEHIGH* 1:00 Announcers: Matt Kerr, Matt Markus and Steve Lomangino Oct. 15 at Harvard 1:00 Internet: Lehighsports.com Oct. 22 HOLY CROSS* 1:00 Oct. 29 at Lafayette* 6:00 Nov. 12 at Fordham* 1:00 SETTING THE SCENE Nov. 19 at Colgate* 1:00 The tenth-ranked Lehigh football team opens Patriot League play this afternoon as the *Patriot League Contest Mountain Hawks meet the Bucknell Bison in a matchup of 4-1 teams. Lehigh has won three straight, including a 37-7 win over Yale last week to move into the top ten in the national polls for the fi rst time in six years. The Mountain Hawk defense played its best MEDIA INFORMATION game of the year, while Chris Lum and receivers Jake Drwal and Ryan Spadola enjoyed productive days to pace the offense. Bucknell is off to its best start since 2001, after The Lehigh University Sports Media Relations Department looks forward to handling your media downing Georgetown 35-18 in its league opener last weekend. requests throughout the 2011 football season. Should you seek additional information, please do KEY STATS not hesitate to contact a member of our staff. •Lehigh is ranked in the top ten nationally in passing offense (3rd), total offense (4th) and scoring offense (9th). Interview Policies: Interviews may be ar- •Mountain Hawks senior quarterback Chris Lum leads the nation in total offense (371 ranged through the Media Relations Offi ce to ypg.), passing yards (1,809) and passing touchdowns (19). take place following a practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are no •Bucknell ranks second in the nation in turnover margin (+12), third in rushing defense player interviews on Fridays. Players will and eighth in total defense. not be available on game days until after the •Lehigh has won at least four Patriot League games in four of Andy Coen’s fi rst fi ve contest. seasons as head coach. Post-game Interviews: Post-game interviews for THE LEADERBOARD both teams are held at the end of every home Statistical Leaders .....................................................................................................2011 Stats contest in the Stadium House, located under- neath the scoreboard. PASSING ................................................... ................................................... ............364.4/game #12 Chris Lum (138-210, 1,809 yards, 19 TD, 8 INT, 160.31 passer rating) Contact: RUSHING ................................................... ................................................... ...........119.6/game Steve Lomangino (Media Relations Director) #34 Zach Barket (59 rushes, 243 yards, 4.4 average, 2 TD) Offi ce: (610) 758-3174 RECEIVING ................................................... ................................................... .......364.4/game Cell: (917) 579-0976 #8 Ryan Spadola (38 receptions, 701 yards, 7 TD) Fax: (610) 758-4407 #9 Jake Drwal (40 receptions, 491 yards, 6 TD) E-mail: [email protected] TACKLES ...................................................................................................................69.6/game #43 Mike Groome (42 total tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, 1 QBH) #19 Sam Loughery (35 total tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble) IF LEHIGH WINS... •Lehigh will earn its 14th consecutive win over Bucknell. •The Mountain Hawks will improve to 5-1 in Patriot League openers under Andy Coen. •Lehigh will start a season 5-1 for the fi rst time since 2004. NINE-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 1993 •1995Experience • 1998 • 1999 • Lehigh2000 • 2001 •Football 2004 • 2006 •2006 2003 •2010 •NINE-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS GAME SIX: No. 10 LEHIGH AT BUCKNELL • PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LU FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 119.6 364.4 37.6 Credentials Bucknell 126.0 179.6 27.4 Requests for credentials should be made Height Weight to Steve Lomangino Please forward your Lehigh Offensive Line 6-3 286 request for credentials at least one week Bucknell Offensive Line 6-2 276 prior to the game. Whenever possible, media credentials will be mailed. DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Parking Passes Parking passes will accompany your media Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 115.0 245.6 25.0 credentials. Media parking is available in the Bucknell 66.2 217.8 18.2 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Height Weight Lehigh Defensive Line 6-5 272 Bucknell Defensive Line 6-3 265 Weekly Football Media Luncheon Lehigh hosts a weekly football media lun- LEHIGH HEAD COACH ANDY COEN cheon each Wednesday during the season, from 11:30-1:00 p.m. on the Goodman Cam- The 2010 Patriot League Coach of the Year, Andy Coen is in his sixth season as the head pus. Lunch is complimentary for attending coach of the Lehigh football program. In his fi rst fi ve years as the Mountain Hawks media. Please contact the Sports Media leader, Coen has produced 60 All-Patriot League honorees, 16 All-America selections Relations Offi ce in advance if you plan on and 88 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll choices. Coen has led Lehigh to two Patriot attending. League Championships in fi ve seasons, including the outright title in 2010. By captur- ing that title, Coen has been a part of seven league championship teams in his past 13 Lehigh Sports Magazine seasons as a coach, including four at Lehigh (‘96, ‘99, ‘06, ‘10) and three at the University The Lehigh Sports Magazine airs nationally of Pennsylvania (‘00, ‘02, ‘03). Last year, Coen fi nished seventh in the voting for the Eddie on Fox College Sports Atlantic each Thurs- day afternoon at 1:00 PM. The show can be Robinson Award, given to the top head coach in FCS Football. seen regionally and locally on Mondays on (Coach Coen’s complete bio can be found on page 13) WFMZ-TV at 8:30 PM. This half-hour show features Lehigh head coach Andy Coen, BUCKNELL HEAD COACH JOE SUSAN student-athlete guests, highlights and much Joe Susan is in his second year as the Bob Odell Head Coach of Bucknell Football. Susan more. The show can also be seen on the Lehigh web site each Monday at 8:30 PM was hired in January, 2010 after spending nine seasons on the coaching staff at Rutgers, and is available on-demand for no additional where he began as offensive line coach before becoming the Scarlet Knights’ tight ends charge as part of the Lehigh’s broadcast coach and recruiting coordinator. His only previous head coaching experience was at partnership with Stretch Internet. Davidson in 2000, where he led the Wildcats to a 10-0 record in his only season. Susan spent most of the 1980s as an assistant at Bucknell and spent the following decade as the Lehigh Football on TV and Radio offensive coordinator/offensive line coach at Princeton. Lehigh Athletics enters its 24rd season of local, regional, and national football coverage on commercial television. Lehigh football THE LEHIGH - BUCKNELL SERIES can be seen on DirecTV and DISH Network, Lehigh has played Bucknell more times than any Patriot League opponent in school an- as well as Fox College Sports. Regionally, nals other than arch rival Lafayette. The Mountain Hawks and Bison meet for the 75th the Mountain Hawks can be seen on FSN time today with Lehigh holding a 42-29 advantage (there have also been three ties). The Pittsburgh, and on WFMZ-TV, while locally, Brown and White has won 13 straight meetings versus Bucknell, which is the longest win Lehigh football can be seen in the Lehigh streak for either school in the history of the series. Valley on Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. Over the air waves, Lehigh football can be heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh Ath- 2010 Lehigh 32, Bucknell 10 letics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 2009 Lehigh 35, Bucknell 16 (at Bucknell) and 1320 AM). Renowned veteran Matt Kerr 2008 Lehigh 31, Bucknell 15 is back to call the play-by-play for his 15th 2007 Lehigh 38, Bucknell 10 (at Bucknell) season. Kerr will be joined by former Lehigh 2006 Lehigh 38, Bucknell 7 standout Kody Fedorcha ‘00. ESPN Radio’s 2005 Lehigh 42, Bucknell 10 (at Bucknell) Matt Markus will patrol the sidelines for every game and will team with Tom Fallon to anchor the pre-game, halftime and post- THE LAST TIME THEY MET game activities. BETHLEHEM, Pa. - (10-23-10) - The Mountain Hawks jumped out to an early lead and didn’t look back as they cruised to a convincing 32-10 win over Bucknell on Homecom- Lehigh Athletics - Social Media ing at Goodman Stadium. Chris Lum fi nished 19-for-33 passing for 269 yards and three Facebook: Facebook.com/LehighAthletics touchdowns, all to Ryan Spadola, who fi nished with six catches for 111 yards. Senior Jay Campbell had 15 carries for 80 yards while sophomore Zach Barket also gained 51 Twitter: yards on nine carries with a touchdown.