2011 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 11 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* W, 30-6 Oct. 15 at Fordham* W, 34-12 Oct. 29 at Colgate* W, 45-25 Nov. 5 HOLY CROSS* W, 14-7 Nov. 12 GEORGETOWN* W, 34-12 Nov. 19 LAFAYETTE* 12:30 TEN-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS *Patriot League Contest 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS No. 6/6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (9-1, 4-0 PL) VS. Sept. 3 at No. Dakota St. L, 42-6 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-6, 1-3 PL) •147TH MEETING Sept. 10 at Georgetown* L, 14-13 Sept. 17 at Penn W, 37-12 NOVEMBER 19 • 12:30 PM • GOODMAN STADIUM Sept. 24 at Stony Brook L, 37-20 TV: WFMZ, FCS-Atlantic, DirecTV Channel 623 Oct. 1 HARVARD L, 31-3 Announcers: Steve Degler, Mike Yadush ‘93 and Troy Hein Oct. 15 YALE W, 28-19 Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM Oct. 22 FORDHAM* W, 45-24 Announcers: Matt Kerr and Kody Fedorcha ‘00 Oct. 29 Bucknell* L, 39-13 Nov. 5 COLGATE* W, 37-24 (OT) along with ESPN Radio’s Matt Markus Nov. 12 at Holy Cross L, 29-24 Internet: Lehighsports.com Nov. 19 at No. 6/6Lehigh* 12:30 SETTING THE SCENE *Patriot League Contest After clinching its second straight outright Patriot League championship last week, No. 6/6 Lehigh closes out the regular season against Lafayette in the 147th meeting of col- lege football’s most-played rivalry. The Mountain Hawks have won 13 straight games MEDIA INFORMATION against Patriot League opponents and can clinch their second straight undefeated league season with a win today. Lafayette is 4-6 overall and looking to end its season on a high The Lehigh University Sports Media Relations Department looks forward to handling your media note with a win today. The Mountain Hawks will look to defeat Lafayette for the fourth requests throughout the 2011 football season. consecutive year before setting their sights on the upcoming NCAA FCS playoffs. Should you seek additional information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our staff. KEY STATS Interview Policies: Interviews may be ar- •Lehigh leads the nation in total offense (483.9 ypg) and ranks third in passing offense. ranged through the Media Relations Offi ce to •Junior wide receiver Ryan Spadola needs 110 receiving yards to break the Patriot take place following a practice on Tuesdays, League single-season record of 1,439 set by Fordham’s Javarus Dudley in 2003. Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are no •Senior quarterback Chris Lum can establish new Lehigh single-season records with player interviews on Fridays. Players will nine completions, 106 passing yards and two passing touchdowns. not be available on game days until after the •Lehigh out-gained Georgetown 517-199 in last week’s Patriot League championship tilt. contest. 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- PASSING ................................................... ................................................... ............348.1/game neath the scoreboard. #12 Chris Lum (277-408, 3,460 yards, 30 TD, 14 INT, 156.53 effi ciency) RUSHING ................................................... ................................................... ...........135.8/game Contact: #34 Zach Barket (143 rushes, 706 yards, 4.9 average, 4 TD) Steve Lomangino (Media Relations Director) RECEIVING ................................................... ................................................... .......348.1/game Offi ce: (610) 758-3174 #8 Ryan Spadola (78 receptions, 1,346 yards, 10 TD) Cell: (917) 579-0976 Fax: (610) 758-4407 #9 Jake Drwal (75 receptions, 890 yards, 9 TD) E-mail: [email protected] TACKLES ...................................................................................................................63.4/game #43 Mike Groome (86 total tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT, 1 QBH) IF LEHIGH WINS... • Lehigh would defeat Lafayette in four consecutive seasons for the fi rst time since the Brown and White won seven straight meetings from 1995-2001. • The Mountain Hawks will post their ninth ten-win season in school history • Lehigh will go undefeated in the Patriot League in consecutive seasons for the fi rst time since 2000 and 2001. TEN-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 1993 •1995Experience • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 Lehigh • 2001 • 2004 Football • 2006 •2006 2003 •2010 •2011 •TEN-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS GAME ELEVEN: No. 6/6 LEHIGH VS. LAFAYETTE • THE 147TH MEETING • PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LU FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 135.8 348.1 34.5 Credentials Lafayette 103.3 238.3 22.6 Requests for credentials should be made Height Weight to Steve Lomangino Please forward your Lehigh Offensive Line 6-4 289 request for credentials at least one week Lafayette Offensive Line 6-4 304 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 91.8 220.4 18.7 credentials. Media parking is available in the Lafayette 167.8 204.8 27.1 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Height Weight Lehigh Defensive Line 6-5 272 Lafayette Defensive Line 6-2 274 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 and Relations Offi ce in advance if you plan on 88 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll choices. Coen has led Lehigh to three Patriot attending. League Championships in six seasons, including the outright titles in 2010 and 2011. By capturing those titles, Coen has been a part of eight league championship teams in his Lehigh Sports Magazine past 14 seasons as a coach, including fi ve at Lehigh (‘96, ‘99, ‘06, ‘10, ‘11) and three at the The Lehigh Sports Magazine airs nationally University of Pennsylvania (‘00, ‘02, ‘03). Last year, Coen fi nished seventh in the voting on Fox College Sports Atlantic each Thurs- day afternoon at 1:00 PM. The show can be for the Eddie 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 14) WFMZ-TV at 8:30 PM. This half-hour show features Lehigh head coach Andy Coen, LAFAYETTE HEAD COACH FRANK TAVANI student-athlete guests, highlights and much Frank Tavani (Labanon Valley ‘75) is in his 12th season at the helm of the Lafayette foot- more. The show can also be seen on the Lehigh web site each Monday at 8:30 PM ball program. He has led the Leopards to three Patriot League Championships, includ- and is available on-demand for no additional ing 2004, when he was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year. Tavani resurrected charge as part of the Lehigh’s broadcast the Lafayette program with the second best turnaround in I-AA football during the 2002 partnership with Stretch Internet. season when the Leopards improved upon a 2-8 2001 season with a 7-5 mark in ‘02. Prior to becoming head coach at Lafayette, Tavani served as the associate head coach at Lafay- Lehigh Football on TV and Radio ette, as well as an assistant at Lebanon Valley and Franklin & Marshall College. Lehigh Athletics enters its 24rd season of local, regional, and national football coverage on commercial television. Lehigh football THE LEHIGH - LAFAYETTE SERIES can be seen on DirecTV and DISH Network, Lehigh and Lafayette meet for the 147th time this afternoon with the Leopards holding as well as Fox College Sports. Regionally, a 76-65 lead. There have also been fi ve ties in the series with the last occurring in 1958. the Mountain Hawks can be seen on FSN Lehigh has won the last three meetings against Lafayette, while the Leopards won the Pittsburgh, and on WFMZ-TV, while locally, previous four. The Mountain Hawks have won 11 of the last 16 meetings in the series. Lehigh football can be seen in the Lehigh Today’s contest is the 76th all-time in Bethlehem and the 12th inside Goodman Stadium. Valley on Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. Over the air waves, Lehigh football can be The Brown and White have won eight of the fi rst 11 games played at Goodman. 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 Kerr EASTON, Pa. (11-20-10) - Riding a balanced offense and impressive bend, but no break is back to call the play-by-play for his 15th season. Kerr will be joined by former Lehigh defense, the 22nd-ranked Lehigh football team pulled out a thrilling 20-13 victory over standout Kody Fedorcha ‘00. ESPN Radio’s Lafayette in the 146th meeting between the two rivals at Fisher Stadium. The win marks Matt Markus will patrol the sidelines for the Mountain Hawks’ third straight over the Leopards as they enter the FCS Playoffs every game and will team with Tom Fallon riding a seven-game winning streak and with an undefeated league mark for the fi rst to anchor the pre-game, halftime and post- time since 2001.