# 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

The 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-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 9–3, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be crowned Patriot League champions. They earned the League's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:30 pm | Monmouth* | | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | SE2 | L 21–23 | 4,828 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 22 Villanova* | | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | NNAA | L 21–26 | 6,419 |
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Penn* | | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ILDN | W 49–28 | 5,650 |
| September 24 | 12:30 pm | Princeton* | | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | PLN, SE2 | W 42–28 | 5,493 |
| October 1 | 1:30 pm | at Yale* | | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | OWSPN | W 63–35 | 2,196 |
| October 8 | 12:30 pm | Colgate | | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | PLN, SE2 | W 45–31 | 9,255 |
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | at Georgetown | | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | PLN | W 35–3 | 2,455 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Holy Cross | | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | ASN | W 46–14 | 3,668 |
| October 29 | 12:30 pm | Fordham | | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | PLN, SE2 | W 58–37 | 6,009 |
| November 5 | 12:30 pm | Bucknell | No. 24 | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | PLN | W 20–13 | 7,049 |
| November 19 | 12:30 pm | at Lafayette | No. 19 | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA (The Rivalry) | WFMZ | W 45–21 | 12,587 |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | at No. 22 New Hampshire* | No. 18 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | L 21–64 | 2,240 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |

### At Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| #22 Wildcats | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 26 |

### At Penn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Quakers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |

### Princeton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### At Yale (Yank Townsend Trophy)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 63 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |

### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 45 |

### At Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Holy Cross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 46 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 37 |
| Mountain Hawks | 16 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 58 |

### Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| #24 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |

### At Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |

## FCS Playoffs
### First Round–New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #22 Wildcats | 15 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 64 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 |