2016 LEHIGH FOOTBALL - GAME 11 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* W, 46-14 OcOct. 29 FORDHAM* W, 58-37 NoNov. 5 BUCKNELL* W, 20-13 NoNov. 19 at Lafayette* 12:30 11-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS *Patriot League Opponent 1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2016 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS THE 152ND MEETING OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S MOST-PLAYED RIVALRY Sept. 2 at Cent. Conn. St. W, 24-10 No. 19/17 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (8-2, 5-0 PL) AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (2-8, 1-4 PL) Sept. 10 DELAWARE L, 24-6 Sept. 17 at Princeton L, 35-31 NOV. 19, 2016 • 12:30 PM • FISHER STADIUM • EASTON, PA. Sept. 24 VILLANOVA L, 31-14 TV: WFMZ-TV, PLN Oct. 1 HOLY CROSS* L, 38-28 Announcers: Steve Degler, Kyle Berger and Dan Moscaritolo Oct. 8 at Fordham* L, 58-34 Radio: ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230/1320/1160-AM) Oct. 15 at Army West Point L, 62-7 Announcers: Matt Kerr, Tom Fallon and Matt Markus Oct. 22 at Bucknell* L, 42-17 Oct. 29 GEORGETOWN* W, 17-3 Internet Video: PatriotLeague.TV | Internet Audio: ESPNLV.com Nov. 12 at Colgate* L ,38-17 SETTING THE SCENE Nov. 19 No. 19/17 LEHIGH* 12:30 Coming off a bye week that followed the clinching of its 11th Patriot League champion- *Patriot League Opponent ship, No. 19/17 Lehigh closes out its regular season as the Mountain Hawks visit Fisher Stadium to battle Lafayette in the 152nd meeting of college football’s most-played rivalry. Lehigh will be gunning for its ninth straight victory overall and second straight over the Leopards before shifting focus to the FCS playoffs, which begin Nov. 26. The Mountain Hawks relied on a strong defensive effort to hold off Bucknell 20-13 in their last game on MEDIA INFORMATION Nov. 5 as Lehigh outscored the Bison 13-0 in the second half to clinch the league title and The Lehigh University Sports Communications an automatic playoff berth. At 2-8, Lafayette will look to end its season on a high note. 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 536.8 yards of offense and 44.8 points per game in its current not hesitate to contact a member of our staff. eight-game winning streak. Interview Policies: Interviews may be arranged •Lehigh leads the Patriot League in passing offense and third down conversions. through the Communications Offi ce to take •Lehigh has won 32 of 51 games versus Lafayette since the teams played to a 6-6 tie in place following a practice on Tuesdays and the 100th meeting in 1964. Thursdays or before practice on Wednesdays. There are no player interviews on Fridays. Players will not be available on game days THE LEADERBOARD until after the contest. Statistical Leaders .....................................................................................................2016 Stats PASSING ..................................................................................................................329.4/game Post-game Interviews (home games): Post-game #9 Nick Shafnisky (163-246, 2180 yards, 17 TD, 5 INT, 159.44 effi ciency) interviews for both teams are held at the end RUSHING .................................................................................................................160.3/game of every home contest in the Stadium House, #32 Dominick Bragalone (174 rushes, 996 yards, 5.7 avg., 12 TD) located underneath the scoreboard. RECEIVING .............................................................................................................329.4/game #3 Troy Pelletier (80 rec., 1047 yards, 9 TD) Contact: Steve Lomangino #8 Gatlin Casey (53 rec., 1019 yards, 13 TD) (Director of Sports Communications) TACKLES ...................................................................................................................61.8/game Offi ce: (610) 758-3174 #5 Colton Caslow (65 total tackles, 10 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 FF) Cell: (917) 579-0976 #4 Evan Harvey (64 total tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR) Fax: (610) 758-4407 E-mail: [email protected] IF LEHIGH WINS... •The Mountain Hawks would defeat Lafayette for the second straight year and the sixth time in eight seasons. •Lehigh would have a single-season winning streak of nine games or more for the seventh time. •The Mountain Hawks would go undefeated in the Patriot League for the seventh time over- all and the fi rst time since 2011. 11-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 1993 •1995 • 1998Experience • 1999 • 2000 • Lehigh 2001 • 2004 •Football 2006 •2006 •2010 2003 • 2011 • 2016 •11-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS GAME 11: No. 19/17 LEHIGH AT LAFAYETTE • #RIVALRY152 • PAGE 2 OFFENSIVE COMPARISON FOLLOWING LEHIGH FOOTBALL Rush/Game Pass/Game PPG Lehigh 160.3 329.4 40.0 Credentials Lafayette 69.4 253.5 19.5 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 Lafayette Offensive Line 6-5 308 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 203.2 187.5 23.8 credentials. Media parking is available in the Lafayette 254.3 164.3 34.1 A-Annex grass lot behind the Stadium House (scoreboard) at Goodman Stadium. Height Weight Lehigh Defensive Line 6-4 272 Lafayette Defensive Line 6-3 265 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 76-48 and now ranks second in school history in career victo- media. Please contact the Sports Commu- nications Offi ce in advance if you plan on ries. In 10-plus years as the Mountain Hawks leader, Coen has produced 109 All-Patriot attending. League honorees, 22 All-America selections and 196 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll choices. Coen has now led Lehigh to four Patriot League Championships in 11 seasons. Lehigh Football on TV and Radio The 2010 Patriot League Coach of the Year, Coen has twice been named a fi nalist for the Lehigh Athletics enters its 29th season of Eddie 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 18) on commercial television. Lehigh football can be seen nationally online via the Patriot League Network. Locally, Lehigh football LAFAYETTE HEAD COACH FRANK TAVANI can be seen in the Lehigh Valley on Service Frank Tavani is in his 17th season at the helm of the Lafayette football program. He has Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. The Lehigh-La- led the Leopards to four Patriot League Championships, including 2004, when he was fayette game will air regionally on WFMZ- named the Patriot League Coach of the Year. Tavani resurrected the Lafayette program TV and nationally on the Patriot League with the second best turnaround in I-AA football during the 2002 season when the Leop- Network. Over the air waves, Lehigh football ards improved upon a 2-8 2001 season with a 7-5 mark in ‘02. Prior to becoming head can be heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh Athletics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh coach at Lafayette, Tavani served as the associate head coach at Lafayette, as well as an Valley (1160, 1230 and 1320 AM). Renowned assistant at Lebanon Valley and Franklin & Marshall College. veteran Matt Kerr is back to call the play-by- play for his 20th season. Kerr will be joined THE SERIES by former Lehigh standouts Lance Haynes Lehigh and Lafayette meet for the 152nd time with the Leopards holding a 78-68 lead. ‘94 and Mike Yadush ‘93. ESPN Radio’s Matt Markus will patrol the sidelines for There have also been fi ve ties in the series with the last occurring in 1964. The Mountain every game and will team with Tom Fallon Hawks have won 14 of the last 22 meetings in the series. While Lafayette dominated the to anchor the pre-game, halftime and post- early years of the Rivalry, Lehigh owns an impressive 41-23-2 record since 1950. This will game activities. be the 72nd meeting in Easton and fi fth since the Fisher Stadium renovation. Lehigh has won the last three games played at Fisher Stadium and will visit Easton for the fi rst time Lehigh Athletics - Social Media since 2012. Andy Coen is 6-4 versus Lafayette and has won six of the last eight games. Facebook: @LehighAthletics @LehighUniversityFootball THE LAST TIME THEY MET BETHLEHEM, Pa. (11/21/15) - Lehigh scored the game’s fi rst 21 points and cruised from Twitter: there, topping Lafayette 49-35 on Saturday in Goodman Stadium in the 151st meeting @LehighSports of college football’s most-played rivalry. Junior quarterback Nick Shafnisky was stellar, @LehighFootball racking up 392 yards of total offense to earn game MVP honors. He also fi nished the Instagram: afternoon with a career-high four passing touchdowns and a rushing score. Shafnisky @Lehigh_Sports enjoyed a monster fi rst half, leading the Mountain Hawks to 28 fi rst-half points by throw- ing for 248 yards and rushing for 70 more as Lehigh led 28-14 after 30 minutes of play.