2009 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 8 SCHEDULE/RESULTS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Sept. 5 C. CONN. STATE L, 28-21 Sept. 12 at No. 3 Villanova L, 38-17 Sept. 26 PRINCETON L, 17-14 LEHIGH Oct. 3 HARVARD L, 28-14 Oct. 10 GEORGETOWN* W, 27-0 Oct. 17 YALE L, 7-0 Oct. 24 at Bucknell* W, 35-16 Oct. 31 at No. 24/25 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 NO. 24/25 COLGATE RAIDERS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (2-5, 2-0 PL) AT NO. 24/25 COLGATE RAIDERS (7-1, 2-1 PL) Sept. 5 MONMOUTH W, 35-23 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 • 1:00 PM • ANDY KERR STADIUM Sept. 12 STONY BROOK W, 23-13 TV: Live on WFMZ-TV, FCS Atlantic, and DirecTV, channel 617 Sept. 19 at Dartmouth W, 34-15 Replay shown on FSN Pittsburgh on 11/1 Sept. 26 FORDHAM* W, 20-12 Oct. 3 CORNELL W, 45-23 Announcers: Steve Degler and Mike Yadush ‘93 Oct. 8 at Princeton W, 21-14 OT Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM Oct. 17 at Georgetown* W, 31-14 Announcers: Matt Kerr and Kody Fedorcha ‘00 Oct. 24 at Holy Cross* L, 42-28 along with ESPN Radio’s Matt Markus Oct. 31 LEHIGH* 1:00 Internet: Lehighsports.com Nov. 7 at Lafayette* 1:00 Nov. 14 BUCKNELL* 1:00 SETTING THE SCENE *Patriot League Contest Lehigh puts its unbeaten Patriot League record on the line this afternoon as the Moun- tain Hawks head to Hamilton, New York to take on the No. 24/25 Colgate Raiders at MEDIA INFORMATION Andy Kerr Stadium. Lehigh downed Bucknell last weekend in Lewisburg by a 35-16 count as junior JB Clark threw for a season-best 327 yards and the Brown and White The Lehigh University Sports Media Relations racked up over 460 yards of total offense. Colgate fell to Holy Cross last week in a Department looks forward to handling your media matchup of nationally ranked teams in Worcester, Massachusetts. Raiders’ signal caller requests throughout the 2009 football season. Greg Sullivan accounted for over 220 yards of total offense but it was not enough as Should you seek additional information, please do Colgate suffered its fi rst regular season loss since September 2008. 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 • Lehigh is currently ranked third in pass defense, fourth in sacks and fi fth in tackles-for- take place following a practice on Tuesdays, loss among the national leaders. Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are no • The Mountain Hawks have averaged 30 points per game in their last four Patriot player interviews on Fridays. Players will League road contests, dating back to last season. not be available on game days until after the • Colgate enters today’s game ranked second in America in rushing offense, averaging contest. 254.5 yards per game. Post-game Interviews: Post-game interviews for THE LEADERBOARD both teams are held at the end of every home contest in the Stadium House, located under- Statistical Leaders .....................................................................................................2009 Stats neath the scoreboard. PASSING ................................................... ................................................... ............182.9/game #17 JB Clark (69-133, 716 yards, 4 TD, 7 INT, 96.50 passer rating) Contact: RUSHING ................................................... ................................................... ...........117.3/game Mike Stagnitta (Media Relations Director) #29 Jay Campbell (62 attempts, 283 yards, 4.6 avg.) Offi ce: (610) 758-6631 RECEIVING ................................................... ................................................... .......182.9/game Cell: (610) 509-6848 #9 Jake Drwal (32 receptions, 438 yards, 3 TD) Fax: (610) 758-4407 #3 De’Vaughn Gordon (22 receptions, 267 yards, 1 TD) E-mail: [email protected] TACKLES ...................................................................................................................68.0/game #22 Matt Cohen (43 total tackles, 9.0 TFL, 7.0 sack) IF LEHIGH WINS... • Lehigh will move to 3-0 in the Patriot League for the fi rst time since 2006. • The Mountain Hawks will defeat Colgate in Hamilton for the fi rst time since 2005. EIGHT-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 1993Experience •1995 • 1998 • 1999Lehigh • 2000 • Football 2001 • 2004 • 20032006 • EIGHT-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS GAME EIGHT: LEHIGH AT NO. 24/25 COLGATE • PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LU FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 117.3 182.9 18.3 Credentials Colgate 254.5 157.9 29.6 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 Colgate Offensive Line 6-2 276 game. Whenever possible, media credentials will be mailed. DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Parking Passes Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Parking passes will accompany your media Lehigh 140.9 134.4 19.1 credentials. Media parking is available in the Colgate 105.6 190.4 19.5 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House Height Weight (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Lehigh Defensive Line 6-1 290 Colgate Defensive Line 6-2 259 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 13 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 COLGATE HEAD COACH DICK BIDDLE WFMZ-TV at 8:30 PM and Tuesdays at 5:30 Now in his 14th season as the head coach at Colgate, Dick Biddle enters today’s game on Service Electric 2 Sports. This half-hour with an overall record of 111-50, good for a winning percentage of .689. Biddle, who was show features Lehigh head coach Andy named the Patriot League Coach of the Year last season, owns the highest Patriot League Coen, student-athlete guests, highlights and overall winning percentage of any coach that has coaches eight or more seasons in the much more. The show can also be seen on league. He has won seven or more games in 12 of his 14 sesons with the Raiders and has the Lehigh web site each Monday at 8:30 PM earned four Coach of the Year awards during that time. and is available on-demand for no charge as part of the Lehigh Yahoo! Sports broadcast package. THE LEHIGH - COLGATE SERIES Lehigh meets Colgate for the 48th time this afternoon with the Raiders holding a 26- Podcasts 19 lead. There have also been a pair of ties. Colgate has won the last two meetings, Now in its third year, Lehigh radio broad- including a 34-33 decision last year in Bethlehem. Lehigh’s last victory in the series came caster Matt Kerr chats with head coach Andy Coen to preview the upcoming game each in 2006 when the Mountain Hawks earned a 23-15 win en route to their eighth Patriot week. Learn more at Lehighsports.com. League title. Lehigh Football on TV and Radio 2008 Colgate 34, Lehigh 33 Lehigh Athletics enters its 22nd season of 2007 Colgate 21, Lehigh 7 (in Hamilton) local, regional, and national football coverage 2006 Lehigh 23, Colgate 15 on commercial television. Lehigh football 2005 Lehigh 50, Colgate 34 (in Hamilton) can be seen on DirecTV and DISH Network, 2004 Lehigh 21, Colgate 14 as well as Fox College Sports. Regionally, the Mountain Hawks can be seen on FSN Pittsburgh, and on WFMZ-TV, while locally, THE LAST TIME THEY MET Lehigh football can be seen in the Lehigh BETHLEHEM, Pa. (11-8-08) - Colgate quarterback Greg Sullivan hit Pat Simonds on a Valley on Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. seven-yard touchdown pass with 2:28 to play to lift the 24th ranked Raiders to a come- Over the air waves, Lehigh football can be from-behind win over Lehigh at Goodman Stadium. Sophomore JB Clark threw for a heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh Ath- letics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 career-high 338 yards and four touchdowns as the Mountain Hawks overcame an early and 1320 AM). Renowned veteran Matt 21-6 defi cit, but could not hang onto a 12-point lead midway through the third quar- Kerr is back to call the play-by-play for his ter. After a Nate Eachus touchdown run put the visitors ahead 21-6, Clark found Sekou 13th season. Kerr will be joined by former Yansane in the end zone to cut it to 21-13. Adam Watson then powered his way in from Lehigh standouts Marty Horn ‘86 and Kody six yards out and Lehigh trailed 21-20 at halftime. A Clark to Mike Fitzgerald touch- Fedorcha ‘00 as they team to provide color down pass gave the Mountain Hawks the lead and after those two connected one more commentary.