2016 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 4 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 12:30 OcOct. 1 at Yale 1:30 OcOct. 8 COLGATE* 12:30 OcOct. 15 at Georgetown* 2:00 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 PRINCETON TIGERS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-2) VS. PRINCETON TIGERS (1-0) Sept. 17 LAFAYETTE W, 35-31 SEPT. 24, 2016 • 12:30 PM • GOODMAN STADIUM • BETHLEHEM, PA. Sept. 24 at Lehigh 12:30 Oct. 1 at Columbia* 12:00 TV: Service Electric 2 Sports, PLN Oct. 8 at Georgetown 1:00 Announcers: Steve Degler, Mike Yadush ‘93 and Al Di Carlo Oct. 15 BROWN* 3:00 Radio: ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230/1320/1160-AM) Oct. 22 HARVARD* 1:00 Announcers: Matt Kerr, Tom Fallon and Matt Markus Oct. 29 at Cornell* 12:30 Internet Video: PatriotLeague.TV Nov. 5 PENN* 12:00 Internet Audio: ESPNLV.com Nov. 12 at Yale* 12:30 Nov. 19 DARTMOUTH* 1:30 SETTING THE SCENE *Ivy League Opponent Coming off its fi rst win of the 2016 season, Lehigh returns to Goodman Stadium to host Princeton on Youth Sports Day, in the second of three consecutive games for the Mountain Hawks against Ivy League opponents. The Mountain Hawks dominated the second half of their win at Penn, breaking a 28-28 tie by outscoring the Quakers 21-0, while limiting the hosts to just 67 yards of offense. Senior Nick Shafnisky accounted for 388 yards and a career-best six touchdowns, while a six-yard run by sophomore Micco Brisker gave Lehigh MEDIA INFORMATION the lead for good. Princeton opened its season with a 35-31 home victory over Lafayette. The Lehigh University Sports Communications offi ce looks forward to handling your media KEY STATS requests throughout the 2016 football season. •Lehigh converted 12-of-17 third downs and held the ball for 37:33 in its win at Penn. Should you seek additional information, please do •The Mountain Hawks rank third nationally in third down conversions (57.5%) not hesitate to contact a member of our staff. •Lehigh held Penn to zero points, three fi rst downs and 67 yards of offense in the second Interview Policies: Interviews may be arranged half last week. through the Communications Offi ce to take •Lehigh has beaten Princeton in the last two meetings at Goodman Stadium place following a practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays or before practice on Wednesdays. There are no player interviews on Fridays. THE LEADERBOARD Players will not be available on game days Returning Statistical Leaders ..................................................................................2016 Stats until after the contest. PASSING ..................................................................................................................240.7/game #9 Nick Shafnisky (72-103, 722 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT, 138.98 effi ciency) Post-game Interviews (home games): Post-game RUSHING .................................................................................................................143.0/game interviews for both teams are held at the end #32 Dominick Bragalone (45 rushes, 223 yards, 5.0 avg., 2 TD) of every home contest in the Stadium House, #9 Nick Shafnisky (38 rushes, 124 yards, 3.3 avg., 5 TD) located underneath the scoreboard. RECEIVING .............................................................................................................240.7/game #3 Troy Pelletier (25 rec., 265 yards, 1 TD) Contact: Steve Lomangino #21 Derek Knott (13 rec., 127 yards, 1 TD) (Director of Sports Communications) TACKLES ...................................................................................................................65.0/game Offi ce: (610) 758-3174 #4 Evan Harvey (21 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack) Cell: (917) 579-0976 #7 Pierce Ripanti (19 total tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack) Fax: (610) 758-4407 E-mail: [email protected] IF LEHIGH WINS... •Lehigh will beat Princeton for the fi fth time in the last six meetings •The Mountain Hawks would own a winning record (14-13) against Ivy League oppo- nents under Andy Coen. •Lehigh would improve to 55-25-1 against members of the Ivy League since the forma- tion of the Patriot League in 1986. 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 FOUR: LEHIGH VS. PRINCETON • PAGE TWO OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LEHIGH FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 143.0 240.7 30.3 Credentials Princeton 182.0 178.0 35.0 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 Princeton Offensive Line 6-3 282 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 258.7 158.7 25.7 credentials. Media parking is available in the Princeton 60.0 356.0 31.0 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Height Weight Lehigh Defensive Line 6-3 273 Princeton Defensive Line 6-4 273 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 69-48. 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 14) on commercial television. Lehigh football can be seen nationally online via the Patriot League Network. Locally, Lehigh football PRINCETON HEAD COACH BOB SURACE can be seen in the Lehigh Valley on Service Bob Surace is in his seventh season as head coach at his alma mater. A 1990 Princeton Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. The Lehigh-La- graduate Surace was the center on the Tigers’ 1989 team that shared the Ivy League fayette game will air regionally on WFMZ- championship. He came to Princeton after nine seasons on the Cincinnati Bengals coach- TV and nationally on the Patriot League ing staff including the last six as assistant offensive line coach. Prior to his stint with the Network. Over the air waves, Lehigh football Bengals, Surace was the head coach at Division III Western Connecticut State University can be heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh Athletics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh where he posted an 18-3 record in 2000 and 2001. 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 meets Princeton for the 59th time with the Tigers leading the series 40-16-2. The by former Lehigh standouts Lance Haynes Mountain Hawks have won 12 of the past 16 matchups, with the Tigers snapping a four- ‘94 and Mike Yadush ‘93. ESPN Radio’s Matt Markus will patrol the sidelines for game Lehigh winning streak with a victory last year in New Jersey. These two teams met every game and will team with Tom Fallon for the fi rst time in 1887. Andy Coen is 5-4 versus Princeton. to anchor the pre-game, halftime and post- game activities. 2006 Princeton 14, Lehigh 10 (at Lehigh) 2011 Lehigh 34, Princeton 22 2007 Lehigh 32, Princeton 21 2012 Lehigh 17, Princeton 14 (at Lehigh) Lehigh Athletics - Social Media 2008 Princeton 10, Lehigh 7 2013 Lehigh 29, Princeton 28 Facebook: 2009 Princeton 17, Lehigh 14 (at Lehigh) 2015 Princeton 52, Lehigh 26 @LehighAthletics 2010 Lehigh 35, Princeton 22 (at Lehigh) @LehighUniversityFootball Twitter: THE LAST TIME THEY MET @LehighSports PRINCETON, N.J. (9/26/15) - Lehigh took a 13-10 lead late in the second quarter but @LehighFootball Princeton answered with 21 unanswered points to hand the Mountain Hawks a 52-26 loss at Princeton Stadium. The Tigers forced four second-half Lehigh turnovers to thwart Instagram: @Lehigh_Sports any chance of a Mountain Hawk comeback. Lehigh falls to 2-2 with the loss while Prince- ton improves to 2-0. Sophomore Troy Pelletier set a school single-game record with 15 re- Snapchat: ceptions, good for 158 yards and a touchdown. Junior Nick Shafnisky completed 26-of-39 LehighSports passes for 348 yards and a touchdown and added 49 yards on 11 rushes. Shafnisky threw a pair of interceptions on balls that went off Lehigh receivers and also fumbled after picking up a 4th-and-2 in the third quarter. Freshman Dom Bragalone had the best day of his short Lehigh career on the ground, gaining 129 yards on 21 carries. Lehigh out-gained Princeton 561-479 but fi nished minus three in the turnover battle and was penalized ten times for 80 yards. Lehigh Sports Communications• 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • @LehighSports GGAME FOUR: LEHIGH VS.