LEHIGH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS WEEK SEVEN: LEHIGH VS. BUCKNELL LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS BUCKNELL (3-3, 1-1 PATRIOT) at No. 16/16 LEHIGH (5-1, 1-0 PATRIOT) Sept. 4 STONY BROOK W 25-2 Sept. 11 No. 8 VILLANOVA L 22-16 GOODMAN STADIUM (16,000) • BETHLEHEM, PA Sept. 18 at Liberty W 34-16 OCT. 23, 2004• 1:07 Oct. 2 ALBANY W 44-14 Oct. 9 at Holy Cross* W 42-14 Oct. 16 at Yale W 30-24 SETTING THE SCENE Oct. 23 BUCKNELL* 1:07 Lehigh returns Patriot League play as the Mountain Hawks host Bucknell. Lehigh is Oct. 30 COLGATE* 1:07 coming off an exciting 30-24 comeback win at Yale last week. In that game, the Nov. 6 at Georgetown* 12:30 Nov. 13 FORDHAM* 12:37 Mountain Hawks overcame a 21-7 second quarter deficit by holding the Bulldogs to Nov. 20 at Lafayette* 12:30 only three second half points. Bucknell dropped their second straight nailbiter at home *Patriot League Contest last week, 14-13 to Lafayette, as the game-winning field goal attempt was blocked on the game’s final play. BUCKNELL BISON Sept. 2 at Villanova L 20-14 KEY STATS Sept. 18 CORNELL W 15-9 Sept 25 COLUMBIA W 42-13 • Lehigh has averaged a +1.67 turnover margin per game, ranking third best in the Oct 2 at Georgetown* W 35-17 country. Oct 9 PENNSYLVANIA L 32-25 (2OT) • The Lehigh defense leads the Patriot League and ranks seventh nationally, allowing Oct 16 LAFAYETTE* L 14-13 Oct 23 at Lehigh* 1:07 just 15.3 points per contest in 2004. Bucknell’s defense is second in the league, allowing Oct 30 at Holy Cross* 1:00 17.8 points per game. Nov 6 FORDHAM* 1:00 • Bucknell ranks second in Division I-AA, averaging 25.8 yards per kickoff return. Nov 13 COLGATE* 1:00 Nov 20 at Duquesne 12:00 Lehigh is 13th, at 23 yards per return. *Patriot League Contest • Lehigh’s Mark Borda leads the league and ranks 13th nationally in passing efficiency at 149.9. • The Mountain Hawks have not been shut out since 1986. MEDIA INFORMATION • Lehigh has the best winning percentage (83.56%) of any I-AA school over the last six Contact seasons. Jeff Tourial Office: . (610) 758-3158 THE SERIES Cell: . (610) 533-6369 Lehigh leads the all-time series between these two schools, 35-29-3. The Mountain E-mail: . [email protected] Hawks have had much success against the Bison of late, winning each of the last six contests, by an average score of 35-12. Over the last 11 years, Lehigh has won seven Weather: Bethlehem Saturday times. At Goodman Stadium, the Mountain Hawks have won the last three meetings Mostly cloudy with temperatures in between these two teams, but each squad has beaten the other four times. the upper 50s. IF LEHIGH WINS...: On Television -Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports live • The Mountain Hawks would pick up their seventh straight win over Bucknell. ...with Mike Zambelli and Mike Yadush • Head coach Pete Lembo would improve to 4-0 against Bucknell. • The Mountain Hawks would move to 3-1 at home and 4-0 in October. On the Radio and Internet • Lehigh would earn victory number 598 in school history. -ESPN Radio 1230, 1160, 1320 AM live • Lehigh would clinch its seventh straight winning season. -lehighsports.com live Coverage begins at 12:00 with Matt Kerr IF BUCKNELL WINS...: and Kody Fedorcha • Bucknell would move to 2-1 on the road and 2-1 in the Patriot League. • The Bison would earn their first victory over Lehigh since the 1997 season. PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 Lehigh Athletic Media Relations Experience• 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, FootballPA • Phone 610-758-3174 2003 • Fax 610-758-4407 WEEK SEVEN: LEHIGH VS. BUCKNELL • PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON LAST TIME OUT Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 148.3 230.5 31.8 LEHIGH 30, YALE 24 Bucknell 237.2 122.3 24.0 Lehigh rallied from a 14-point deficit Height Weight and hung on for a dramatic 30-24 Lehigh Off. Line 6-3 287 victory over Yale inside the Yale Bowl Bucknell Off. Line 6-1 280 on Saturday. The No. 16 Mountain Hawks overcame a 21-7 second quarter DEFENSIVE COMPARISON hole, and held the potent Bulldogs’ offense to just three second half points Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 95.8 184.2 15.3 en route to the victory. Lehigh amassed Bucknell 132.8 180.2 17.8 464 yards of total offense in the win. Height Weight Mark Borda continued to shine under Lehigh Def. Line 6-2 261 center. The QB was 24-of-33 for a Bucknell Def. Line 6-1 251 career-high 291 yards. All four of Lehigh’s touchdowns came on the LEHIGH INJURY UPDATE ground. Rath scored two, Thompson OFFENSE one, and Borda added what proved to Player . Injury Status be the difference. Junior captain Matt McNelis, PK . Illness Doubtful Kaloma Cardwell again led Lehigh’s Tom Toth, OL . Ankle OUT defensive efforts, with 10 tackles out of Steve Burant, TE . Thumb Questionable the secondary. For Yale, quarterback John Reese, OL . Shoulder Questionable Alvin Cowan threw for 287 yards and a Adam Bergen, TE . Hamstring Probable TD in a losing effort. The Mountain Greg Petrosky, WR . Ankle Probable Hawks’ victory marked the first time Jim Petrucelli, OL . Ankle Probable since October of 2002 that Lehigh Eric Rath, RB . Shoulder Probable rallied from a 14-point deficit to earn a Justin Terry, OL . Knee Probable win. Gerran Walker, WR . Calf Probable LEHIGH STATISTICAL LEADERS DEFENSE Eric Rath 20 carries, 81 yds, 2 TD Player . Injury Status Mark Borda 24-33, 291 yds, rush TD Jon Guynes, LB . Wrist OUT Lee Thomas 6 catches, 124 yards Royce Morgan, DT . Ankle OUT Kaloma Cardwell 10 tackles Randy Rovesti, LB . Knee OUT Neal Boozer-Gallman, DB . Hamstring Questionable YALE STATISTICAL LEADERS Claude Kershner, LB . Concussion Questionable Rob Carr 27 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD Matt Mohler, DE . Ankle Questionable Alvin Cowan 23-34, 287 yards, TD Tom Alfsen, DE . Rib Probable Chandler Henley 8 catches, 99 yards Owen Breininger, LB . Back Probable Barton Simmons 12 tackles Anthony Graziani, LB . Knee Probable LAFAYETTE 14, BUCKNELL 13 LEHIGH HEAD COACH PETE LEMBO Placekicker Ryan Korn was tackled at Lehigh head coach Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) has the highest winning percentage of the 1-yard line after recovering his any coach in Lehigh football history. Earlier this season, he became the eighth Lehigh own blocked field goal attempt on the head coach, and the fastest ever to reach the 30-win plateau. last play of a 14-13 loss to Lafayette Saturday at soggy Christy Mathewson- Name Yrs. Seasons Record Win % Memorial Stadium. The unusual, Pete Lembo 2001-Pres. 3+ 32-9 .780 frenetic finish left Bucknell in stunned Tom Keady 1912-1920 9 55-22-3 .706 disbelief. H.S. Graves 1893 1 7-3 .700 Kevin Higgins 1994-2000 7 56-25-1 .689 John Whitehead 1976-1985 10 75-38-2 .661 BUCKNELL STATISTICAL LEADERS Frank Lazio 17 carries, 106 yards J.H. Jackson 9-20, 105 yards SOME ELITE COMPANY Nisan Trotter 6 catches, 62 yards Lembo is 18-4 all-time against Patriot League opponents in his head coaching career. Virgil Rush 13 tackles, 1 sack His .819 winning percentage is the second best in league history, behind only Holy Cross’ Mark Duffner, who coached the Crusaders from 1986-1991 (.962). Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 WEEK SEVEN: LEHIGH VS. BUCKNELL • PAGE THREE GROUND DELIVERY ABOUT THE BISON Lehigh scored four rushing touchdowns in last week’s win 30- Bucknell enters today’s contest looking to stop a two-game 24 at Yale, and despite a career day from Mark Borda, did not losing streak, following a 3-1 start to the season. The Bison are throw for any. The last time Lehigh won a game without a led by quarterback Daris Wilson, who averages 67 yards per passing touchdown was on September 22, 2001. On that day, game on the ground and 88 yards per contest through the air. the Mountain Hawks topped Princeton 34-10 at Goodman Dante Ross is averaging almost 33 yards per kick return in 11 Stadium, thanks to three rushing TDs, an interception return, tries. and two field goals. BUCKNELL HEAD COACH TIM LANDIS STEPPING UP IN THE SECOND HALF Tim Landis (Randolph-Macon ‘86) is in his second season as the Lehigh out-scored Yale 20-3 in the come-from-behind victory head coach of the Bison. In his 2003 Bucknell debut, Landis led last week. For the season, the Mountain Hawks have out- the Bison to a 4-3 Patriot League record, despite being picked to scored their opposition 97-37 in the second half. finish last in the Patriot League’s preseason poll. Landis was also a head coach at St. Mary’s (Ca.) and Davidson (N.C.). Landis has a 9-9 coaching record at Bucknell. 40 POINT PERFORMANCES With back-to-back lopsided victories over Albany (44-14) and LEHIGH 45, BUCKNELL 9 (2003) Holy Cross (42-14) on October 2 and 9, the Mountain Hawks scored 40-plus points in a game in two consecutive weeks for Lehigh quarterback Kyle Keating threw for 332 yards and three the first time since 2000. That year, the Mountain Hawks won touchdowns as the Mountain Hawks rebounded from last week’s at Towson (42-21) and at Harvard (45-13).