# 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.

## 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.
| 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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### Saint Francis (PA)

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

### At Villanova

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

### At UC Davis

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

### Merrimack

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

### At Colgate

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

### At Fordham

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

### Georgetown

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

### Holy Cross

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

### At Bucknell

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

### At Sacred Heart

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

### Lafayette

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