Lehigh University Athletics
A game with Championship implications
9/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Ranked seventh nationally and first in the Lambert Cup, Lehigh takes on Bucknell in what could amount to the Patriot League Championship game this Saturday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Lehigh enters the game with an 8-0 overall record and a 5-0 league record. Bucknell is 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the league. With a win, the Mountain Hawks will clinch their fourth consecutive Patriot League Championship and earn the League’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Lehigh owns a 21-game regular season winning streak, longest in the nation, and is 25-4 on the road over the last four seasons. Lehigh could see the return of starting quarterback Brant Hall, who has missed the last two and a half games with a bruised shoulder. Should Hall not be ready to play, backup Luke Ciannello has done a standup job leading the Mountain Hawks to their two biggest wins of the season against Holy Cross and Colgate. Check out the Lehigh game notes for in depth information about this week’s game including a complete injury list. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30.
Date: | November 10, 2001 |
Opponent: | Bucknell |
Kickoff: | 12:30 p.m. |
Stadium: | Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium (13,100/Field Turf) |
Location: | Lewisburg, PA |
Lehigh Overall | 8-0, 5-0 Patriot |
Bucknell Overall | 6-2, 4-1 Patriot |
Series: | Lehigh leads 32-29-3 |
Television | Not Available |
Radio: | WKAP 1470 AM with Matt Kerr and Marty Horn |
Internet Radio: | |
Game Notes: | |
Weekly Press Luncheon | Wednesday, November 7, 2001 Starters Restaurant 378 Bethlehem Lunch buffet price is $10 for non-media members. |
Tickets: | Call the Bucknell Ticket Office at 570-577-3301 |
Top 10 Fast Facts: | 1. Lehigh enters the game ranked #7 in the Sports Network Poll and #8 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. 2. Lehigh is 40-1 in the regular season over the past three-plus years, including undefeated seasons in 1998, 2000, and 2001. 3. Lehigh is 42-4 overall over the past three-plus seasons including a pair of wins in the NCAA Tournament. 4. With a win over Bucknell, Lehigh will clinch its fourth consecutive Patriot League Championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament. 5. Lehigh is 23-4 on the road over the last three plus seasons with three of the losses coming in the Division I-AA playoffs. 6. Lehigh’s Josh Snyder is ranked 2nd in Division I-AA averaging 124.9 receiving yards per game. 7. Lehigh has won 21 straight regular season games, the longest streak in Division I football. 8. Lehigh is ranked first in the Meadowlands Lambert Cup (Eastern Poll) for the second straight week and fourth week this season. 9. Lehigh is one of eight undefeated Division I teams and one of five Division I-AA teams. 10. Lehigh has been ranked in the top 10 since October 30, 2000 (14 weeks), when it moved from 12th to 10th in the polls. |
