2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

The 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Gilmore, the Mountain Hawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Patriot League. Lehigh played home games at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Brisson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kashurba (1st season)
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Holy Cross $^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Lafayette		4	–	2					4	–	8
Bucknell		3	–	3					3	–	8
Lehigh		3	–	3					4	–	7
Colgate		3	–	3					4	–	8
Fordham		2	–	4					4	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Mountain Hawks were picked to finish in fifth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Mountain Hawks had one player selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.^[1]

Offense Jorge Portorreal – WR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:30 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium, SE2	L 13–14	4,161
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 10–38	8,319
September 14	10:00 p.m.	at No. 5 UC Davis*	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	L 13–41	9,908
September 28	12:30 p.m.	Merrimack*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium/SE2	W 10–3	4,511
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	W 21–14	3,853
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 30–27 OT	2,766
October 26	12:30 p.m.	Georgetown	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium/SE2	W 27–24	7,031
November 2	12:30 p.m.	Holy Cross	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 17–24	4,545
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 10–20	2,051
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 6–13	1,927
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Lafayette	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	Stadium, WFMZ	L 16–17	13,292
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	7	7	14
Mountain Hawks	10	3	0	0	13

See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	7	0	10
No. 24 Wildcats	0	17	14	7	38

See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

At UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	13	13
No. 5 Aggies	14	7	13	7	41

See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

Merrimack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	3	0	0	3
Mountain Hawks	0	0	3	7	10

See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	14	0	7	21
Raiders	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	7	3	7	6	30
Rams	0	10	7	7	3	27

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	13	8	24
Mountain Hawks	10	0	7	10	27

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	10	7	0	24
Mountain Hawks	0	7	7	3	17

See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	0	7	10
Bison	0	10	7	3	20

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	3	0	6
Pioneers	0	0	0	13	13

See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	0	7	3	17
Mountain Hawks	0	7	3	6	16

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team and The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)

References

1. "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
2. "Lehigh University Mountain Hawks 2019 Football Schedule". Lehigh Athletics Department. Retrieved July 4, 2019.