American college football season
The 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountain Hawks were led by 13th-year head coach Andy Coen and played their home games at Goodman Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Preseason coaches poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Mountain Hawks predicted to finish in second place.[2]
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Colgate |
71 (11)
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2 |
Lehigh |
63 (3)
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3 |
Fordham |
45
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4 |
Holy Cross |
40
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T–5 |
Bucknell |
31
|
T–5 |
Lafayette |
31
|
7 |
Georgetown |
13
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Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Mountain Hawks placed three players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.
Offense
Brad Mayes – QB
Dom Bragalone – RB
Chris Fournier – OL
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* | | Stadium, SE2 | W 21–19 | 4,216 |
September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 12 Villanova* | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| Stadium, SE2 | L 9–31 | 5,104 |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | | CBSSN | L 21–51 | 30,011 |
September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Penn* | | ESPN+ | L 10–30 | 4,445 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | | | L 7–66 | 1,013 |
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Fordham | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| Stadium, SE2 | L 14–43 | 4115 |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | | Stadium | L 16–22 2OT | 1,871 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | | Stadium | L 0–56 | 1,779 |
November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Bucknell | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| Stadium, SE2 | W 45–17 | 4,203 |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 Colgate | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| Stadium, SE2 | L 6–48 | 6,633 |
November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | | Stadium, WFMZ | W 34–3 | 11,028 |
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Game summaries
Saint Francis (PA)
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Red Flash
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
6 |
19 |
Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Villanova
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|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 12 Wildcats
|
7
|
13
|
11
|
0 |
31 |
Mountain Hawks
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
9 |
At Navy
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Midshipmen
|
21
|
13
|
14
|
3 |
51 |
At Penn
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Quakers
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
10 |
30 |
At Princeton
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Tigers
|
7
|
24
|
21
|
14 |
66 |
Fordham
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rams
|
0
|
22
|
7
|
14 |
43 |
Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
8 |
14 |
At Georgetown
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|
|
|
| | |
Total |
Mountain Hawks
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
3 | 7 | 0 |
16 |
Hoyas
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0 | 7 | 6 |
22 |
At Holy Cross
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Crusaders
|
7
|
21
|
14
|
14 |
56 |
Bucknell
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bisons
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
17 |
Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
14
|
10
|
14 |
45 |
Colgate
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 10 Raiders
|
7
|
20
|
21
|
0 |
48 |
Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
At Lafayette
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mountain Hawks
|
17
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
34 |
Leopards
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
References
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