2016 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 8 SCHEDULE/RESULTS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Sept. 3 MONMOUTH L, 23-21 Sept. 10 at No. 22/19 Villanova L, 26-21 Sept. 17 at Penn W, 49-28 LEHIGH Sept. 24 PRINCETON W, 42-28 OcOct. 1 at Yale W, 63-35 OcOct. 8 COLGATE* W, 45-31 OcOct. 15 at Georgetown* W, 35-3 OcOct. 22 at Holy Cross* 12:00 OcOct. 29 FORDHAM* 12:30 NoNov. 5 BUCKNELL* 12:30 NoNov. 19 at Lafayette* 12:30 TEN-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS *Patriot League Opponent 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-2, 2-0 PL) AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-4, 1-1 PL) Sept. 3 at Morgan State W, 51-24 OCT. 22, 2016 • 12 PM • FITTON FIELD • WORCESTER, MASS. Sept. 10 at UNH L, 39-28 Sept. 17 at Albany L, 45-28 TV: American Sports Network, PLN Sept. 24 DARTMOUTH L, 35-10 Announcers: Dave Armstrong and Rich Baldinger Oct. 1 at Lafayette* W, 38-28 Radio: ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230/1320/1160-AM) Oct. 8 BUCKNELL* L, 21-20 Announcers: Matt Kerr, Matt Markus and Steve Lomangino Oct. 15 HARVARD W, 27-17 Internet Video: PatriotLeague.TV Oct. 22 LEHIGH* 12:00 Internet Audio: ESPNLV.com Oct. 29 at Colgate* 1:00 Nov. 5 at Georgetown* 1:00 SETTING THE SCENE Nov. 12 vs. Fordham* 3:00 Riding a fi ve game winning streak, Lehigh will leave the Lehigh Valley for the fi nal time in *Patriot League Opponent the regular season, as the Mountain Hawks wrap-up a two game road trip at Holy Cross. The Mountain Hawks rode an outstanding defensive effort to a 35-3 win at Georgetown last weekend, a win that moved Lehigh to 2-0 in Patriot League play. The Lehigh defense limited Georgetown to just 177 yards of offense and allowed its fewest points since 2009. Offensively, Lehigh quarterbacks combined to throw for 348 yards and three touchdowns, MEDIA INFORMATION with junior Gatlin Casey enjoying another outstanding game with six catches for 164 yards The Lehigh University Sports Communications and two scores. Holy Cross returns to league play after upsetting Harvard 27-17 last week. offi ce looks forward to handling your media requests throughout the 2016 football season. KEY STATS Should you seek additional information, please do •Lehigh is averaging 557.6 yards of offense and 46.8 points per game in its current four- not hesitate to contact a member of our staff. game winning streak. Interview Policies: Interviews may be arranged •Troy Pelletier (838) and Gatlin Casey (799) rank fi rst and second, respectively in the FCS through the Communications Offi ce to take in receiving yardage. place following a practice on Tuesdays and •Lehigh leads the Patriot League in both third down conversions and third down defense. Thursdays or before practice on Wednesdays. •The Mountain Hawks boast the Patriot League’s top passing offense and passing defense. There are no player interviews on Fridays. Players will not be available on game days until after the contest. THE LEADERBOARD Returning Statistical Leaders ..................................................................................2016 Stats Post-game Interviews (home games): Post-game PASSING ..................................................................................................................350.3/game interviews for both teams are held at the end #9 Nick Shafnisky (135-191, 1678 yards, 15 TD, 5 INT, 165.16 effi ciency) of every home contest in the Stadium House, RUSHING .................................................................................................................134.1/game located underneath the scoreboard. #32 Dominick Bragalone (125 rushes, 536 yards, 4.3 avg., 7 TD) #9 Nick Shafnisky (63 rushes, 177 yards, 2.8 avg., 5 TD) Contact: Steve Lomangino RECEIVING .............................................................................................................350.3/game (Director of Sports Communications) #3 Troy Pelletier (60 rec., 838 yards, 7 TD) Offi ce: (610) 758-3174 #8 Gatlin Casey (38 rec., 799 yards, 10 TD) Cell: (917) 579-0976 TACKLES ...................................................................................................................61.7/game Fax: (610) 758-4407 #4 Evan Harvey (45 total tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT) E-mail: [email protected] #5 Colton Caslow (44 total tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, 1 FF) IF LEHIGH WINS... •Lehigh would defeat Holy Cross for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. •The Mountain Hawks would move to 3-0 in Patriot League play for the fi rst time since 2012 and the fourth time under Andy Coen. TEN-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 1993 •1995 Experience• 1998 • 1999 • 2000 Lehigh • 2001 • 2004 Football • 2006 •2006 2003 •2010 • 2011 •TEN-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS GAME EIGHT: LEHIGH AT HOLY CROSS • PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LEHIGH FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 134.1 350.3 39.4 Credentials Holy Cross 127.7 258.1 28.9 Requests for credentials should be made Height Weight to Steve Lomangino. Please forward your Lehigh Offensive Line 6-4 295 request for credentials at least one week Holy Cross Offensive Line 6-5 305 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 220.6 170.0 24.9 credentials. Media parking is available in the Holy Cross 175.6 221.3 29.9 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Height Weight Lehigh Defensive Line 6-4 272 Holy Cross Defensive Line 6-4 258 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 11th season as the head coach of the Lehigh football program. He pus. Lunch is complimentary for attending holds a career record of 73-48. In 10-plus years as the Mountain Hawks leader, Coen has media. Please contact the Sports Commu- nications Offi ce in advance if you plan on produced 109 All-Patriot League honorees, 22 All-America selections and 196 Patriot attending. League Academic Honor Roll choices. Coen has led Lehigh to three Patriot League Championships in 10 seasons, including back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011. The 2010 Lehigh Football on TV and Radio Patriot League Coach of the Year, Coen has twice been named a fi nalist for the Eddie Lehigh Athletics enters its 29th season of Robinson Award, fi nishing seventh in the 2010 voting and sixth in 2011. local, regional, and national football coverage (Coach Coen’s complete bio can be found on page 15) on commercial television. Lehigh football can be seen nationally online via the Patriot League Network. Locally, Lehigh football HOLY CROSS HEAD COACH TOM GILMORE can be seen in the Lehigh Valley on Service Tom Gilmore is in his 13th season as the head coach at Holy Cross. A two-time Patriot Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. The Lehigh-La- League Coach of the Year (2006 and 2009), Gilmore led the Crusaders to a Patriot League fayette game will air regionally on WFMZ- Championship and NCAA Playoff berth in 2009. A former defensive coordinator at TV and nationally on the Patriot League Lehigh, Gilmore was named the 2001 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year and during his Network. Over the air waves, Lehigh football time with the Mountain Hawks, helped lead them to a 39-9 record, including two unde- can be heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh Athletics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh feated regular seasons. Valley (1160, 1230 and 1320 AM). Renowned veteran Matt Kerr is back to call the play-by- THE SERIES play for his 20th season. Kerr will be joined Lehigh and Holy Cross get together for the 32nd time with Lehigh holding a 17-13-1 by former Lehigh standouts Lance Haynes lead in the series. Lehigh has won fi ve of the last six game against Holy Cross, with the ‘94 and Mike Yadush ‘93. ESPN Radio’s Matt Markus will patrol the sidelines for Crusaders taking the last meeting in Worcester in 2014. These teams fi rst met in 1924 and every game and will team with Tom Fallon did not meet again until 1986. to anchor the pre-game, halftime and post- game activities. 2015 Lehigh 51, Holy Cross 38 2010 Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 17* 2014 Holy Cross 27, Lehigh 20* 2009 Holy Cross 24, Lehigh 20 Lehigh Athletics - Social Media 2013 Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 20 2008 Holy Cross 35, Lehigh 21* Facebook: 2012 Lehigh 36, Holy Cross 35* 2007 Holy Cross 59, Lehigh 10 @LehighAthletics 2011 Lehigh 14, Holy Cross 7 2006 Lehigh 28, Holy Cross 14* @LehighUniversityFootball * game played at Fitton Field Twitter: @LehighSports THE LAST TIME THEY MET @LehighFootball BETHLEHEM, Pa. (11/7/15) - Lehigh jumped out to a dominating 41-10 halftime lead and withheld Holy Cross in the second half to earn a big 51-38 win at Goodman Stadium. Instagram: @Lehigh_Sports The Mountain Hawks saw freshman quarterback Brad Mayes pass for 239 yards and three touchdowns on 17-of-21 passing while freshman running back Dominick Bragalone Snapchat: rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. Junior quarterback Nick Shafnisky LehighSports also played a signifi cant role, fi nishing a perfect 2-for-2 for 49 yards through the air while also rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Mayes hit Derek Knott for a 61-yard touchdown on the fi rst play from scrimmage and Lehigh never looked back. The Mountain Hawks rushed for 255 yards and had a dominant 36:38-23:22 edge in time of possession. Sophomore Quentin Jones led the defensive effort with two interceptions, while Lehigh also sacked Peter Pujals four times.