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85718.indd 1 5/6/09 10:22 AM Three-year starter 2008 All-Patriot League selection Heath Brickner '10 Will Rackley '11 2007 All-Patriot League selection 2008 All-Patriot League selection John Kennedy '11 Jarard Cribbs '11 2009 Quick Facts UNIVERSITY FACTS LEHIGH Location . .Bethlehem, Pa . 18015 Founded . 1865 by Asa Packer Undergraduate Enrollment . 4,700 President . .Dr . Alice P . Gast Murray H . Goodman ’48 Dean of Athletics . Joe Sterrett Athletic Dept . Phone . 610-758-4300 Nickname . Mountain Hawks Historical Nicknames . Engineers, Brown & White Mascot . Mountain Hawk Colors . .Brown and White Home Field . .Goodman Stadium (16,000) Football Playing Surface . Natural Grass Affiliations . NCAA Championship Subdivision, Patriot League ADMISSIONS/FINANCIAL AID Early Admissions I . apply by Nov . 15, 2009 Early Admissions II . apply by Jan . 1, 2009 (declare by Jan . 15) Regular Decision . apply by Jan . 1, 2010 To arrange an admissions interview, contact . (610) 758-3100 Admissions web site . www .lehigh .edu/admissions Financial Aid Deadlines . Early I CSS Profile due (Nov . 15, 2009) . Early II CSS Profile due (Jan . 1, 2010) . Regular Decision CSS Profile due (Feb . 1, 2010) . FAFSA due (Feb . 15, 2010) FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Head Coach/Tight Ends . Andy Coen (Gettysburg ’86) (610) 758-4290 Career Record/Years . 16-17 (3) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks . Trey Brown (Colorado ‘93), (610) 758-6562 Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers . David Kotulski (New Mexico State ’74), (610) 758-6071 Defensive Line . Donnie Roberts (Kutztown ‘86), (610) 758-5909 Defensive Backs . Gerard Wilcher (Morehouse ’92), (610) 758-6979 Offensive Line . Brett Sawyer (Muhlenberg ’98), (610) 758-5760 Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs . .R .J . Ryan (Lehigh ’99), (610) 758-4510 Outside Linebackers . Matt Sanders (Louisville ’06), (610) 758-6918 Asst . Defensive Backs . Bob Amundson (St . Joseph’s ’01) 610-758-6918 Wide Receivers . Scott Brisson (Bowdoin College ’06), (610) 758-4293 Kickers/Punters . Mike Morelli (Connecticut ’00) 2008 Record . 5-6 2008 Patriot League Record, Finish . 4-2, 3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 30/20 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost . 4/7 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost . 6/5 MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact . Mike Stagnitta Email . .mis3@lehigh .edu Office Phone . (610) 758-6631 Office Fax . (610) 758-4407 Web Site . Lehighsports .com TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information . .2 Coaching Staff . 3-14 2009 Season Preview . 15-18 The 2009 Team . 19-35 2009 Newcomers . .36 National Recruiting . .37 2009 Alphabetical Roster . 38-39 2009 Numerical Roster . .40 The University . 41-46 Goodman Stadium . 47-51 Lehigh Athletics Facilities . 52-53 Strengh and Conditioning . .54 2009 Opponents . 56-62 2008 Season in Review . 63-74 The Patriot League . 75-78 History and Tradition . 79-86 History and Tradition: The Record Book . 87-91 History and Tradition: Year-by-Year Results . 92-94 The Game of Life . 95-98 Lehigh in the Pros . .99 The Lehigh Football Tradition . .100 2009 Schedule . BC Lehigh Athletics Mission Statement: Credits: The 2009 Lehigh football guide was produced by the Lehigh Sports Media Relations Our mission in the Lehigh Athletics Department is to advance department. Written and edited by Mike Stagnitta. Photography: Chris Christian, Ken White, Paul learning, develop leadership, and foster personal growth through S. Bartholomew, Peter Keady, Pam Shealey, John Kish IV, Brent Hugo, Paul D’Ambrosio, Chuck comprehensive athletics programming. Burton. Cover Design: Sport Productions. Design by Rob Williams. Printed by Christmas City Printing, Bethlehem, PA. Copyright © 2009 Lehigh University. MEDIA SERVICES Credentials: Requests for The Lehigh University Sports Media Relations Department looks forward to handling Lehigh Football on Radio: credentials should be made your media requests throughout the 2009-20010 academic year . Should you seek Lehigh football can be heard to Mike Stagnitta. Please additional information, do not hesitate to contact a member of the Sports Media on commercial radio exclu- forward your request for Relations staff . sively in the Lehigh Valley on credentials at least one week Mike Stagnitta ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 prior to the game. Whenever Lehigh Sports Media Relations – football contact AM. Renowned veteran Phone: (610) 758-6631/Fax: (610) 758-4407 possible, press credentials will E-mail: mis3@lehigh .edu Matt Kerr calls the play- be mailed. Should the request by-play, with Marty Horn Steve Lomangino, Media Relations Assistant, (610) 758-3174 not be made in time, creden- Jeff Tourial, Director of Broadcast & Multimedia, (610) 758-3158 ‘86 and Kody Fedorcha ’00 tials may be picked up at the providing color commentary. Will-Call window in the front Lehigh football is the highest of Goodman Stadium. Arbitron rated sports program in the Lehigh Valley, nearly doubling Penn State broadcasts. Parking Passes: Parking passes will accompany your press cre- dentials. Press parking is available in the grass lots behind the Lehigh on the Web: Lehigh will broadcast the LIVE audio of Stadium House at Goodman Stadium. every game, in addition to live video from most contests on the web at: Lehighsports.com. In addition, Lehigh’s web site Phone Lines: Phone line requests at Goodman Stadium ($100.00 provides extensive information on the football team. The web is radio fee for non-league opponents) should be made to Mike updated within 60 minutes of the completion of every game. Stagnitta, no later than one week prior to the game. Lehigh Press Box Phone: The press box numbers at Goodman Post-game Interviews: Post-game interviews for both teams are Stadium are: (610) 758-4903 and (610) 758-4933. These numbers held at the end of every contest in the Stadium House, located are intended for use by members of the media and other NCAA beneath the scoreboard. Please direct all Lehigh procedural institutions only. questions to Mike Stagnitta. Visiting team interview requests should be made through the visiting team’s sports information Interview Policies: All interview requests for Coach Coen and contact. members of the Lehigh football team, including telephone inter- views, must be arranged through Mike Stagnitta or a member Media Services: Lehigh maintains a full-service working press of the Sports Media Relations staff. Coach Coen and select play- venue at all home football contests. Working media will receive ers will be available each Wednesday at the Media Luncheon. complete statistics, programs and media guides, phone and Interviews may also be arranged through the Media Relations facsimile privileges, and food and beverage. Office to take place prior to practice on Tuesdays and Thurs- days. There are no player interviews on Fridays. Players will Lehigh Football on Television: Distinctive and the model for not be available on game days until after the contest. which all other Division I-AA television packages strive for, Lehigh Athletics is in its second decade of local, regional and Weekly Football Luncheon: Lehigh hosts a weekly football national coverage on commercial television. Nationally Lehigh luncheon each Wednesday during the season, from 11:30-1:00 football can be seen on Fox College Sports and on DirecTV p.m.. Lunch is complimentary for attending media. Please channel 628. Regionally on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh, fans in contact the Sports Media Relations Office in advance if you plan Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Scranton and parts of Maryland, West on attending. Virginia and Ohio can follow Lehigh football while the WFMZ- Mike Yadush ’93 and Mike Zambelli TV signal can be seen in the Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, Read- ing and Western New Jersey. Locally, Lehigh football can be seen in the Lehigh Valley on Service Electric 2 Sports. Nation- ally known and respected announcing teams plus high-quality production are also distinctions of Lehigh football telecasts. Steve Degler (Lehigh Valley IronPigs broadcaster) and former Lehigh quarterback and Penske Hall of Famer Marty Horn ‘86 anchor Lehigh’s national and regional coverage. Locally Mike Zambelli (Service Electric Sports Director) and former Lehigh linebacker Mike Yadush 2009 TELEVISION SCHEDULE ’93 handle the announcing duties. Date Opponent Outlet Marty Horn ’86 and Steve Degler Sept . 5 C . CONN STATE SE2/FCS Radio broadcast team Matt Kerr and Kody Fedorcha ‘00 Sept . 12 at Villanova WFMZ/FCS Sept . 26 PRINCETON SE2/FCS Oct . 3 HARVARD SE2/FCS Oct . 10 GEORGETOWN SE2/FCS Oct . 17 YALE SE2/FCS Oct . 31 at Colgate WFMZ/FCS Nov . 7 HOLY CROSS SE2/FCS Nov . 21 LAFAYETTE WFMZ/FCS SE2-Service Electric Cable Television WFMZ-WFMZ Television, Channel 69 FCS-Fox College Sports 2 • PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 COACHING STAFF Lehigh Football • Lehighsports .com • 3 COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH that title in 2006, Coen has been a part of six league championship teams in his past eleven seasons as a coach, including three at Lehigh (’98, ’99, ’06) and three at the University of Pennsylvania (’00, ’02 ’03). The 2006 Mountain Hawks boasted Andy Coen a balanced attack on both sides of the ball, topping the Patriot League in scoring offense (27.2 ppg) and defense (20.2 ppg). The New Jersey native mentored 14 All- Patriot League selections, which included fiery and passionate leader with a league-best ten players named to the a unique ability to motivate and First-Team. A inspire today’s student-ath- letes, Andy Coen is in his fourth year as “Coach Coen is very passionate about Lehigh’s head football coach. During football and has the highest expectations his time as the Mountain Hawks leader, for his players and his team,” explains Coen has produced 33 All-Patriot League former All-American center John Reese honorees, ten All-America selections and ’07. “He sets high standards and objec- 43 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll tives with the expectations that the team choices. will achieve those goals and win cham- pionships. It was a pleasure to play for During the 2008 season, Coen led Lehigh Coach Coen and I believe he surrounds to a 4-2 Patriot League mark, which himself with the right people.