Lehigh University
7-3 , 4-1
Colgate
2-9 , 1-4
Lehigh Rolls Past Colgate 45-17 For Fourth Straight Win
11/16/2024 4:10:00 PM | Football
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Lehigh (7-3, 4-1 Patriot League) enters the regular season finale tied at the top of the Patriot League standings, with Holy Cross, which defeated Bucknell 40-38 Saturday. A Mountain Hawks victory over Lafayette would give Lehigh its 13th Patriot League championship and the league's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.
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The Mountain Hawks rushed for 271 yards, including 213 in the second half. First-year quarterback Hayden Johnson made his first career start and completed 16-of-21 for 204 yards and three touchdowns. Two of the three touchdown passes went to junior Geoffrey Jamiel, who hauled in seven receptions for 125 yards.
ÂPostgame with @coach_cahill and Geoffrey Jamiel!#GoLehigh #TheNest pic.twitter.com/53Ur7tBSEl
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Lehigh received the opening kickoff and needed just four plays to move 60 yards to open the scoring. A one-yard rush by sophomore Luke Yoder staked the Mountain Hawks to an early 7-0 lead.
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Colgate (2-9, 1-4 PL) answered with a 60-yard drive of its own and got on the board with Luke Vogeler's 25-yard field goal with 5:40 left in the opening quarter.
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On its second possession of the game, Lehigh put together a 15-play drive that milked 8:07 off the clock. A 37-yard field goal by junior Nick Garrido into the wind started a run of 24 unanswered Lehigh points as the Mountain Hawks took a 10-3 lead.
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A seven-yard scoring pass from Johnson to Jamiel gave Lehigh a 17-3 lead at intermission.
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On its first drive of the second half, Lehigh moved 68 yards in just five plays with Johnson hitting sophomore Mason Humphrey for a 19-yard touchdown to extend the Lehigh lead. A 33-yard touchdown run by first-year Jaden Green put the Mountain Hawks up 31-3 after three quarters.
ÂFun to watch Jaden Green's 🛞s on display. 💨
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Colgate broke the Lehigh scoring run with a 33-yard connection from Jake Stearney to Treyvhon Saunders but the Mountain Hawks answered with an eight play, 78-yard drive. Johnson hit Jamiel on a bubble screen and Jamiel raced 51 yards for his second touchdown of the day.
ÂJohnson and Jamiel connect for the second time today!
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Late in the fourth quarter, first-year Aaron Crossley added the exclamation point with an 84-yard touchdown run for his first career score.
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Green finished with 103 yards on 12 carries to pace the ground game, while Yoder ran for 83 yards on 16 attempts. Humphrey finished with 44 yards on four receptions.
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Junior Jackson Dowd was the top tackler with nine stops. Lehigh had three sacks, with junior Matt Spatny recording two and junior TJ Burke the third.
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Stearney completed 33-of-42 for 263 yards with two touchdowns. Lehigh limited Colgate to just 321 yards of offense, including just 54 on the ground.
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The Mountain Hawks are back at Goodman Stadium next Saturday to host Lafayette in the 160th meeting of College Football's Most-Played Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. Game time is set for noon. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-758-4263 during business hours.
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EXTRA POINTS… Lehigh has now on three of the last five meetings in the series with Colgate… The Mountain Hawks are now 16-6 in their last 22 games the week prior to the Lafayette game and 4-4 when that opponent is Colgate… Spatny's two sacks give him 10 for the season… Saturday's game featured zero turnovers… in leading 17-3 at halftime, Lehigh has now outscored its opponents 125-27 in the first halves of games at Goodman Stadium this season… Crossley's 84-yard touchdown was the longest rush for Lehigh since Gaige Garcia went 82 yards at Cornell in 2022… Jamiel enjoyed his second two-touchdown game this season and the third of his career.
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Team Stats
COL 0, LEH 7
LEH - Yoder,Luke 1 yd run (Garrido,Nick kick), 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:00
COL 3, LEH 7
COL - Vogeler,Luke 25 yd field goal 14 plays, 60 yards, TOP 07:04
COL 3, LEH 10
LEH - Garrido,Nick 37 yd field goal 15 plays, 51 yards, TOP 08:07
COL 3, LEH 17
LEH - Jamiel,Geoffrey 7 yd pass from Johnson,Hayden (Garrido,Nick kick) 11 plays, 49 yards, TOP 06:26
COL 3, LEH 24
LEH - Humphrey,Mason 19 yd pass from Johnson,Hayden (Garrido,Nick kick) 5 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:26
COL 3, LEH 31
LEH - Green,Jaden 33 yd run (Garrido,Nick kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:02
COL 10, LEH 31
COL - Saunders,Treyvhon 33 yd pass from Stearney,Jake (Vogeler,Luke kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:54
COL 10, LEH 38
LEH - Jamiel,Geoffrey 51 yd pass from Johnson,Hayden (Garrido,Nick kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:14
COL 17, LEH 38
COL - Parker,William 8 yd pass from Stearney,Jake (Vogeler,Luke kick) 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:02
COL 17, LEH 45
LEH - Crossley,Aaron 84 yd run (Kimball,Canaan kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:02
