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SSPRINGPRING 22021021 LLEHIGHEHIGH FFOOTBALLOOTBALL - GGAMEAME 1 SSCHEDULE/RESULTSCHEDULE/RESULTS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Mar. 13 HOLY CROSS* 12:00 Mar. 20 at Colgate* 3:30 Mar. 27 BUCKNELL* 12:00 Apr. 3 at Lafayette* 12:30 Apr. 17 PL Championship Game *Patriot League Opponent HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS Mar. 13 at Lehigh* 12:00 Mar. 20 FORDHAM* 1:00 Mar. 27 at Colgate* 3:30 12-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS Apr. 3 BUCKNELL* 1:00 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2016 • 2017 Apr. 17 PL Championship Game *Patriot League Opponent LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-0) VS. HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-0) MAR. 13, 2021 • 12 PM •GOODMAN STADIUM • BETHLEHEM, PA. LEHIGH QUICK FACTS Location ................................................. Bethlehem, Pa. TV: Service Electric Network, ESPN+ Founded .........................................1865 by Asa Packer Announcers: Steve Degler and Mike Yadush ‘93 Undergraduate enrollment ...............................5,080 Radio: Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM Allentown President .................................................John D. Simon Announcers: Matt Kerr and Lance Haynes ‘94 Dean of Athletics....................................... Joe Sterrett Internet Audio: LVFoxSports.com Affiliation .....................................NCAA Division I FCS Conference ............................................Patriot League Nickname ............................................Mountain Hawks SETTING THE SCENE Historical Nicknames...................................Engineers For the first time since Nov. 23, 2019, Lehigh will play a football game as the Mountain Hawks open their ...............................................................Brown and White 137th season of football against defending Patriot League champion Holy Cross. The COVID-19 pandemic Mascot .................................Mountain Hawk (Clutch) wiped out the traditional fall 2020 season, but six of the seven Patriot League schools are participating in Colors ................................................. Brown and White a four-game league-only regular season that will be followed by an Apr. 17 Championship Game. Lehigh Stadium ...........................................Goodman Stadium made measured improvements on defense during a 2019 season in which the Mountain Hawks went Capacity/Surface.................... 16,000/Natural Grass 4-7 overall and 3-3 against league opponents. Lehigh will be led by senior co-captains Pete Haffner and First season of football ...........................................1884 Divine Buckrham and Preseason All-Patriot League honorees Jorge Portorreal and Alex Snyder, but the All-time record .............................................700-611-45 2019 record ....................................................................4-7 Mountain Hawks will be young, with 50 players on the roster in their first or second year. 2019 Patriot League record/finish ............3-3, T-3rd PL Championships (Last)..............................12 (2017) KEY STATS NCAA Playoff Appearances (Last).............................14 (2017) •Lehigh led the Patriot League in rushing defense in 2019, allowing 130.5 yards per game. NCAA Championships ..............................1 (1977- DII) •The Mountain Hawks ranked second in the Patriot League in scoring defense (21.4 ppg.) and total defense (346.3 ypg.) in 2019. •Eight of Lehigh’s 11 games in 2019 were decided by seven points or less. •Lehigh’s roster features 30 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 11 juniors and 12 seniors. THE LEADERBOARD Returning Statistical Leaders … … … … … … … … … … … . ...................................2019 Stats (Percentage back) PASSING ...........................................................................................................................233.4/game (9.3%) #14 Addison Shoup (18-27, 66.7%, 239 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT) RUSHING .......................................................................................................................... 77.3/game (86.8%) #32 Zaythan Hill (46 rushes, 342 yards, 7.4 avg., 4 TD) #26 Rashawn Allen (124 rushes, 334 yards, 2.7 avg.) RECEIVING .....................................................................................................................233.4/game (59.5%) ffollowollow llehighehigh ffootballootball #2 Jorge Portorreal (52 receptions, 575 yards, TD) #15 Austin Dambach (29 receptions, 364 yards, TD) @LehighSports TACKLES .......................................................................................................................... 63.9/game (35.0%) @LehighFootball #34 Pete Haffner (91 total tackles, 8.5 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR) /LehighAthletics #10 Divine Buckrham (35 total tackles, 1.0 TFL, 3 pass breakups) /Lehighuniversityfootball @Lehigh_Sports IF LEHIGH WINS… @Lehigh_FOOTBALL •The Mountain Hawks would win their season opener for the second time in three seasons. •Lehigh would improve to 7-3 in its last 10 meetings with Holy Cross and would defeat the Crusaders for LehighSports.com the first time since 2017. Lehigh Sports Communications• 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • 610-758-3174 •LehighSports.com • @LehighSports • @LehighFootball GAME 1: LEHIGH Vs. HOLY CROSS • PAGE 2 mmediaedia iinformationnformation OFFENSIVE COMPARISON The Lehigh Sports Communications office looks Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG forward to handling your media requests throughout Lehigh (2019) 77.3 233.4 15.7 the spring 2021 football season. Should you seek Holy Cross (2019) 135.9 209.9 22.9 additional information, please do not hesitate to Height Weight contact a member of our staff. Lehigh Offensive Line 6-3 292 Holy Cross Offensive Line 6-4 295 Interview Policies All interviews for the spring 2021 season must DEFENSIVE COMPARISON be done virtually or by phone. Interviews may be arranged through the Sports Communications Office Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG to take place following a practice on Tuesdays, Lehigh (2019) 130.5 215.8 21.4 Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are no player Holy Cross (2019) 153.8 225.2 24.3 interviews on Fridays. Players will not be available on Height Weight game days until after the contest. Lehigh Defensive Line 6-3 256 Holy Cross Defensive Line 6-3 257 Post-game Interviews (home games) Post-game interviews for the spring 2021 season will be conducted via Zoom. Contact the Lehigh Sports LEHIGH HEAD COACH TOM GILMORE Communications Office if you wish to participate. Tom Gilmore is in his second season as Lehigh’s head coach. Gilmore led Lehigh to a 4-7 season in 2019. He mentored six All-Patriot League selections and one All-American as the Mountain Hawks showed Credentials measured improvement, especially on defense. Gilmore returned to Lehigh as head coach after four Requests for credentials should be made to Steve successful seasons as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2000-03. Gilmore spent 14 Lomangino. Please forward your request for cre- seasons as head coach at Holy Cross, where he was a two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year and led dentials at least one week prior to the game. For the the Crusaders to a Patriot League Championship and FCS Playoff appearance in 2009. The 1986 graduate spring 2021 season all credentials (wristbands) will be picked up at Goodman Stadium. of the University of Pennsylvania spent the 2018 season on the coaching staff at Wake Forest. (Coach Gilmore’s complete bio can be found on page XX) Parking Passes Parking passes will accompany your media cre- HOLY CROSS HEAD COACH BOB CHESNEY dentials. Media parking is available in the A-Annex Bob Chesney is in his third season as head coach at Holy Cross. The 2019 Patriot League Coach of the grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Year led the Crusaders to a Patriot League title in his second season. Chesney came to Holy Cross following five seasons at Assumption College, including a 2017 campaign in which Assumption won the Weekly Football Media Luncheon Northeast-10 title and Chesney was named conference Coach of the Year for the second time. Prior In lieu of a traditional weekly media luncheon, Lehigh to Assumption, Chesney spent three seasons as head coach at Salve Regina. He is a 2000 graduate of will host a weekly Zoom session with head coach Dickinson College. Tom Gilmore and select student-athletes during the Spring 2021 season, Wednesdays from approximately 11:30-12:30 p.m. Please contact the Sports Communi- THE SERIES cations Office in advance if you plan on participating. Lehigh and Holy Cross get together for the 36th time with Lehigh holding a 19-15-1 lead in the series. These teams first met in 1924 and did not meet again until 1986. This is the third time Lehigh has opened LehighSports.com its season against Holy Cross. The Crusaders claimed the 1986 opener 17-14 in Worcester, Mass., while All the latest information on Lehigh football and Lehigh opened 2003 with a 38-20 win at Goodman Stadium. all 25 of Lehigh’s varsity sports, can be found at LehighSports.com, the official web site of Lehigh 2019 Holy Cross 24, Lehigh 17* 2014 Holy Cross 27, Lehigh 20 Athletics. Everything related to Lehigh football, including schedules, rosters, student-athlete and 2018 Holy Cross 56, Lehigh 0 2013 Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 20* coach bios, news, game notes, the official Lehigh 2017 Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 21* 2012 Lehigh 36, Holy Cross 35 football record book and more can be found at 2016 Lehigh 46, Holy Cross 14 2011 Lehigh 14, Holy Cross 7* LehighSports.com. 2015 Lehigh 51, Holy Cross 38* 2010 Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 17 * game