LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS 2011 FOOTBALL POST SEASON GUIDE Patriot League Champions 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011 NCAA FCS Playoffs 1979, 1980, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011 Division II National Champions 1977 Lambert Cup Champions 1957, 1961, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 2001 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Saturday, November 26 Saturday, December 3 Friday, December 9 or Friday, December 16 or Saturday, January 7 Saturday, December 10 Saturday, December 17 Pizza Hut Park - Frisco, Texas *Stony Brook (8-3) #1 *Sam Houston St. (11-0) Live on ESPN3 Live on ESPN3 *Sam Houston St., 34-27 2 p.m. (ET) 3 p.m. (ET) Albany (NY) (8-3) Stony Brook, 31-28 Live on ESPNHD/ESPN3 Saturday, December 10 December 16/17 *Montana St. (9-2) Noon (ET) Live on Live on ESPN3 Montana St., 26-25 ESPN2HD/ 3 p.m.(ET) ESPN3 New Hampshire (8-3) Fri., Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. (ET) #5 *UNI (9-2) or Live on ESPN3 UNI, 28-21 Live on ESPNUHD/ 5 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Wofford (8-3) Sat., Dec. 17 at 2:30 Live on ESPNHD/ESPN3 p.m. (ET) Friday, December 9 *Tennessee Tech (7-3) #4 *Montana (9-2) 8 p.m. (ET) Live on ESPN3 Live on ESPN3 *Montana, 41-14 3 p.m. (ET) 2 p.m.(ET) Pizza Hut Park Central Ark. (8-3) Central Ark., 34-14 Frisco, Texas January 7, 2012 *Old Dominion (9-2) #3 *Ga. Southern (9-2) 1 p.m. (ET) ESPN2HD/ESPN3 Live on ESPN3 Live on ESPN3 *Ga. Southern, 55-48 NATIONAL 1:30 p.m. (ET) 1 p.m. (ET) CHAMPION Norfolk St. (9-2) Old Dominion, 35-18 Live on ESPN3 Saturday, December 10 December 16/17 *Appalachian St. (8-3) 2 p.m. (ET) Live on Live on ESPN3 Maine, 34-12 ESPN2HD/ 2 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Maine (8-3) Fri., Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. (ET) *Towson (9-2) or Live on ESPN3 Lehigh, 40-38 Live on ESPNU HD 3:30 p.m. (ET) /ESPN3 Sat., Dec. 17 at 2:30 Lehigh (10-1) Live on ESPN3 p.m. (ET) Saturday, December 10 *Eastern Ky. (7-4) #2 *North Dakota St. (10-1) 4 p.m. (ET) Live on ESPNUHD/ESPN3 Live on ESPN3 Noon (ET) *North Dakota St., 26-14 4 p.m. (ET) James Madison (7-4) James Madison, 20-17 *Denotes host institution. Refer to www.NCAA.com/fcs for more information. NCAA/12/04/11/JDH:dl 2011 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 13 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* W, 37-13 TEN-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS Dec. 3 at Towson^ W, 40-38 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 Dec. 10 at No. 2 N. Dakota St. 3:00 *Patriot League Contest 2011 NCAA FCS QUARTERFINALS ^NCAA Playoffs No. 6/6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (11-1, 5-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON No. 2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (11-1, 7-1 MVFC) Sept. 3 LAFAYETTE W, 42-6 DECEMBER 10 • 3:00 PM (CT) • FARGODOME Sept. 10 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W, 56-3 TV: ESPN3 Sept. 24 at Minnesota W, 37-24 Oct. 1 ILLINOIS STATE* W, 20-10 Announcers: Trey Bender and Jay Taylor Oct. 8 at Southern Illinois* W, 9-3 Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM Oct. 15 MISSOURI STATE* W, 51-21 Announcers: Matt Kerr and Steve Lomangino Oct. 22 at South Dakota St.* W, 38-14 Internet: Lehighsports.com Oct. 29 UNI* W, 27-19 Nov. 5 at Indiana State* W, 27-16 SETTING THE SCENE Nov. 12 YOUNGSTOWN ST* L, 27-24 Lehigh looks to advance to the FCS semifi nals for the fi rst time since 1980 as the Moun- Nov. 19 at Western Illinois* W, 37-24 tain Hawks meet No. 2 national seed North Dakota State today inside the Fargodome. Dec. 3 JAMES MADISON^ W, 26-14 The Mountain Hawks racked up 482 yards of total offense in their second round playoff Dec. 10 LEHIGH^ 3:00 game at Towson, but it was a safety by junior Tom Bianchi with 5:14 to play that pro- *Missouri Valley Conference Contest pelled Lehigh to a 40-38 victory. North Dakota State defeated James Madison 26-14 in its ^NCAA Playoffs playoff opener on Saturday. The Bison were ranked No. 1 in the FCS earlier in the season and own a win over FBS member Minnesota. The winner of today’s game will face the MEDIA INFORMATION winner of the Georgia Southern-Maine game in the semifi nals next week. The Lehigh University Sports Media Relations Department looks forward to handling your media KEY STATS requests throughout the 2011 football season. •The Mountain Hawks’ 40 points against Towson were the most ever scored by Lehigh Should you seek additional information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our staff. or any Patriot League team in a FCS playoff game. •Lehigh ranks in the top fi ve nationally in total offense and passing offense. Interview Policies: Interviews may be ar- •North Dakota State boasts the nation’s No. 2 scoring defense, allowing 14.8 ppg. ranged through the Media Relations Offi ce to •Bison CB Marcus Williams is tied for third nationally with seven interceptions. take place following a practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are no player interviews on Fridays. Players will THE LEADERBOARD not be available on game days until after the Statistical Leaders .....................................................................................................2011 Stats contest. PASSING ................................................... ................................................... ............345.0/game #12 Chris Lum (333-491, 4,090 yards, 32 TD, 15 INT, 153.19 effi ciency) Post-game Interviews: Post-game interviews for RUSHING ................................................... ................................................... ...........134.1/game both teams are held at the end of every home #34 Zach Barket (143 rushes, 706 yards, 4.9 average, 4 TD) contest in the Stadium House, located under- RECEIVING ................................................... ................................................... .......345.0/game neath the scoreboard. #8 Ryan Spadola (96 receptions, 1,614 yards, 11 TD) Contact: #9 Jake Drwal (82 receptions, 949 yards, 9 TD) Steve Lomangino (Media Relations Director) TACKLES ...................................................................................................................64.3/game Offi ce: (610) 758-3174 #43 Mike Groome (105 total tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT, 1 QBH) Cell: (917) 579-0976 Fax: (610) 758-4407 IF LEHIGH WINS... E-mail: [email protected] • Lehigh will advance to the FCS semifi nals for the fi rst time since 1980. • The Mountain Hawks will improve to 3-0 all-time versus members of the MVFC. • Lehigh will win its 12th game of the season, tying the 1977, 1998 and 2000 teams for the school record. 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 13: No. 6 LEHIGH AT No. 2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE • FCS QUARTERFINALS• PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LU FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 134.1 345.0 35.2 Credentials North Dakota State 162.4 180.8 32.8 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 North Dakota State Offensive Line 6-4 309 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 92.9 217.1 19.8 credentials. Media parking is available in the North Dakota State 119.3 200.7 14.8 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Height Weight Lehigh Defensive Line 6-5 272 North Dakota State Defensive Line 6-4 260 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-plus years as the Mountain Hawks media. Please contact the Sports Media leader, Coen has produced 76 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 outright titles in 2010 and 2011. Last year, Coen fi nished seventh in the voting for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the top Lehigh Sports Magazine head coach in FCS Football and he is a fi nalist once again in 2011. The Lehigh Sports Magazine airs nationally (Coach Coen’s complete bio can be found on page 18) on Fox College Sports Atlantic each Thurs- day afternoon at 1:00 PM. The show can be seen regionally and locally on Mondays on NORTH DAKOTA STATE HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL WFMZ-TV at 8:30 PM. This half-hour show Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) is in his ninth season as the head coach at North Dakota State.