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2009 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 1 SCHEDULE/RESULTS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Sept. 6 C. CONN. STATE 12:30 Sept. 12 at Villanova 7:00 Sept. 26 PRINCETON 12:30 LEHIGH Oct. 3 HARVARD 12:30 Oct. 10 GEORGETOWN* 12:30 Oct. 17 YALE 12:30 Oct. 24 at Bucknell* 1:00 Oct. 31 at Colgate* 1:00 Nov. 7 HOLY CROSS* 12:30 Nov. 14 at Fordham* 1:00 Nov. 21 LAFAYETTE* 12:30 EIGHT-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS *Patriot League Contest 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 C. CONNECTICUT ST. BLUE DEVILS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-0) VS. C. CONN. STATE BLUE DEVILS (0-0) Sept. 5 at Lehigh 12:30 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • 12:30 PM • GOODMAN STADIUM Sept. 12 at William & Mary 7:00 Sept. 26 at Columbia 12:30 TV: Service Electric 2 Sports (Live), FCS (9/10) Oct. 3 SACRED HEART* 12:00 Announcers: Mike Zambelli, Mike Yadush ‘93 Oct. 10 ROBERT MORRIS* 12:00 and Al DiCarlo Oct. 17 at Duquesne 12:00 Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM Oct. 24 at Bryant* 1:00 Announcers: Matt Kerr and Kody Fedorcha ‘00 Oct. 31 ALBANY* 12:00 along with ESPN Radio’s Tom Fallon and Matt Markus Nov. 7 at Wagner* 1:00 Internet: Lehighsports.com Nov. 14 MONMOUTH* 12:00 Nov. 21 at St. Francis (Pa.)* 12:00 *Northeast Conference Contest SETTING THE SCENE The Lehigh football team opens its 2009 season this afternoon as the Mountain Hawks welcome the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils to Goodman Stadium. Lehigh won MEDIA INFORMATION three of its last four games to close out the 2008 season and fi nished 4-2 in the Patriot League. This season the Mountain Hawks were picked to fi nish in a tie for third in the The Lehigh University Sports Media Relations league’s preseason poll and are led by preseason All-American linebacker Matt Cohen as Department looks forward to handling your media well as fellow senior captain and First-Team All-League honoree BJ Benning. CCSU is requests throughout the 2009 football season. coming off a 7-4 2008 season and features one of the top running backs in the Northeast Should you seek additional information, please do Conference in senior James Mallory who rushed for over 1,500 yards a season ago. not hesitate to contact a member of our staff. KEY STATS Interview Policies: Interviews may be ar- ranged through the Media Relations Offi ce to • The Mountain Hawks averaged 33.8 points in the last four games of the 2008 season. take place following a practice on Tuesdays, •Lehigh has not allowed a single point in the third quarter in each of Andy Coen’s sea- Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are no son openers (Albany, Villanova, Drake). player interviews on Fridays. Players will not be available on game days until after the THE LEADERBOARD contest. Returning Statistical Leaders .................................. 2008 Stats (Percentage coming back) PASSING ................................................... .................................................216.7/game (98.5%) Post-game Interviews: Post-game interviews for both teams are held at the end of every home #17 J.B. Clark (192-335, 2,350 yards, 23 TD, 10 INT, 132.92 passer rating) contest in the Stadium House, located under- RUSHING ................................................... ..................................................98.1/game (37.1%) neath the scoreboard. #29 Jay Campbell (20 attempts, 66 yards, 1 TD) RECEIVING ................................................... ............................................216.7/game (19.4%) Contact: #2 Craig Zurn (13 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD) Mike Stagnitta (Media Relations Director) #84 Brien Ruyak (8 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD) Offi ce: (610) 758-6631 TACKLES .....................................................................................................74.6/game (53.1%) Cell: (610) 509-6848 #13 John Kennedy (65 total tackles, 1.0 TFL, 2 INT, 3 PBU) Fax: (610) 758-4407 #22 Matt Cohen (53 total tackles, 17.0 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 3 INT, 1 FR) E-mail: [email protected] IF LEHIGH WINS... • Lehigh will win back-to-back season openers for the fi rst time since the 2004 and 2005 seasons. • The Mountain Hawks will improve to 2-0 all-time versus Central Connecticut State, and to 6-1 all-time versus schools from the Northeast Conference. EIGHT-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 1993Experience •1995 • 1998 • 1999Lehigh • 2000 • Football 2001 • 2004 • 20032006 • EIGHT-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS WEEK ONE: LEHIGH VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE • PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LU FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh (2008) 98.1 216.7 25.6 Credentials Central Connecticut State (2008) 239.2 118.6 30.0 Requests for credentials should be made to Height Weight Mike Stagnitta. Please forward your request Lehigh Offensive Line 6-3 291 for credentials at least one week prior to the Central Connecticut State Offensive Line 6-3 279 game. Whenever possible, media credentials will be mailed. DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Parking Passes Parking passes will accompany your media Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh (2008) 109.9 247.0 21.0 credentials. Media parking is available in the Central Connecticut State (2008) 145.0 209.6 22.4 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Height Weight Lehigh Defensive Line 6-1 290 Central Connecticut State Defensive Line 6-2 229 Weekly Football Media Luncheon Lehigh hosts a weekly football media lun- cheon each Wednesday during the season, LEHIGH HEAD COACH ANDY COEN from 11:30-1:00 p.m. on the Goodman Cam- Andy Coen is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Lehigh Football program. In pus. Lunch is complimentary for attending three years as the Mountain Hawks leader, Coen has produced 33 All-Patriot League media. Please contact the Sports Media Relations Offi ce in advance if you plan on honorees, nine All-America selections and 43 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll attending. choices. Coen led the Mountain Hawks to a share of their eighth Patriot League Champi- onship in his fi rst-ever season as a head coach in 2006. By capturing that title, Coen has Lehigh Sports Magazine been a part of six league championship teams in his past 11 seasons as a coach, including The Lehigh Sports Magazine airs nationally three at Lehigh (‘96, ‘99, ‘06) and three at the University of Pennsylvania (‘00, ‘02, ‘03). on Fox College Sports Atlantic each Thurs- day afternoon at 1:00 PM. The show can be seen regionally and locally on Mondays on CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE HEAD COACH JEFF MCINERNEY WFMZ-TV at 8:30 PM and Tuesdays at 5:30 Jeff McInerney, the 12th head coach in school history, enters his fourth season on the on Service Electric 2 Sports. This half-hour Central Connecticut sideline. Under McInerney’s leadership the Blue Devils have won show features Lehigh head coach Andy 22 of their last 23 home games, including 15 straight versus league foes. Last season Coen, student-athlete guests, highlights and McInerney led CCSU to a 7-4 record, and he mentored James Mallory who became just much more. The show can also be seen on the second player in school annals to rush for more than 1,500 yards in a single season. the Lehigh web site each Monday at 8:30 PM During his tenure, McInerney has coached 18 All-NEC selections, three ECAC Players of and is available on-demand for no additional charge as part of the Lehigh Yahoo! Sports the Week, and ten All-Americans. broadcast package. ABOUT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE Podcasts The Blue Devils were selected to fi nish third in the Northeast Conference after posting Now in its third year, Lehigh radio broad- a 4-3 league mark in 2008. CCSU is led by preseason All-American running back James caster Matt Kerr chats with head coach Andy Coen to preview the upcoming game each Mallory, who rushed for more than 100 yards in nine of 11 games a season ago en route week. Learn more at Lehighsports.com. to 1,520 total yards for the season. Anthony Pineiro, a four-year starter, anchors the offensive line which has paved the way for the NEC’s top rushing team in each of the Lehigh Football on TV and Radio past two seasons. Defensive end Ray Saunders and Alondro Rush are two of the top Lehigh Athletics enters its 22nd season of defensive players for CCSU. Both were First-Team All-NEC selections a season ago as local, regional, and national football coverage Saunders led the conference with seven sacks, and Rush totaled 70 tackles, two intercep- on commercial television. Lehigh football tions and a sack from his safety spot. can be seen on DirecTV and DISH Network, as well as Fox College Sports. Regionally, the Mountain Hawks can be seen on FSN THE SERIES Pittsburgh, and on WFMZ-TV, while locally, Lehigh and Central Connecticut State have met just once before, which took place in Lehigh football can be seen in the Lehigh 2001. The Mountain Hawks downed the Blue Devils 58-10 that afternoon here at Good- Valley on Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. man Stadium. Over the air waves, Lehigh football can be heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh Ath- letics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 THE LAST TIME THEY MET and 1320 AM). Renowned veteran Matt BETHLEHEM, Pa. (9-29-01) - Lehigh scored early and often versus Central Conn. State Kerr is back to call the play-by-play for his in the fi rst-ever meeting between the schools as the Mountain Hawks raced out to a 51-3 13th season. Kerr will be joined by former halftime lead on their way to a 58-10 fi nal. It was LU’s highest scoring total since a 62-8 Lehigh standouts Marty Horn ‘86 and Kody triumph over Holy Cross in 1999.