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Mountain Hawks Top Fordham 27-6 For Eighth Straight Win
10/25/2025 5:05:00 PM | Football
BRONX, N.Y. – Behind three rushing touchdowns and another strong defensive effort, No. 7 Lehigh moved to 8-0 on the season with a 27-6 victory over Fordham Saturday at Moglia Stadium. The Mountain Hawks allowed just 277 yards of offense, 72 of which came on one play in the fourth quarter, and a season-low six points as Lehigh moved to 3-0 in the Patriot League.
Lehigh allowed just 74 rushing yards and added five more sacks to its league-leading ledger. Sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson threw for a career-high 267 yards and rushed for the game's first touchdown.
Seniors Brycen Edwards and Tyler Ochojski both had 1.5 sacks, with Edwards finishing with a team-best 13 tackles and Ochojski finishing with eight.
The Mountain Hawks won at Fordham and moved to 3-0 in the Patriot League for the first time since 2019.
Lehigh received the opening kickoff and drove into Fordham territory before senior Nick Garrido came on to kick a 36-yard field goal to give the Mountain Hawks an early 3-0 lead.
The game remained 3-0 into the second quarter. Fordham's best drive of the early going reached 4th-and-1 at Lehigh's 21, but Ochojski and senior Jasuah Philemon stopped Ricky Parks for no gain, giving Lehigh the ball back.
The Mountain Hawks took advantage with a 14-play, 79-yard drive. Junior Luke Yoder converted a 4th-and-2 with a three-yard run and followed with three more strong rushes to get into the Fordham red zone. Johnson scored on a one-yard rush to give Lehigh a 10-0 lead which stood into halftime.
After stopping Fordham on its first possession of the third quarter, Lehigh went down the field and scored on its first drive of the second half. A 28-yard completion to sophomore Matt D'Avino and a 30-yard pass to senior Geoffrey Jamiel set up a seven-yard Yoder touchdown run, extending Lehigh's lead to 17-0.
On Lehigh's next possession, its was sophomore Jaden Green breaking off a 19-yard rush that set up a one-yard touchdown run to put the Mountain Hawks up 24-0.
Fordham scored its only points on a one-yard Gunnar Smith rush late in the third quarter, with Lehigh stopping the two point conversion try on the third attempt after two penalties.
The Rams got the ball back and looked to cut further into Lehigh's lead after Smith hit Jack Betten for a 72-yard catch-and-run with senior Mason Moore making a touchdown-saving tackle. Fordham had 1st-and-goal from the Lehigh 8 but was unable to cash in, as sophomore Luke Denny broke up a fourth down pass attempt in the end zone.
Garrido kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:50 remaining to close out the scoring.
Johnson was 17-of-26 for 267 yards and also rushed six times for 28 yards. Yoder led the ground game with 79 yards on 16 carries, while Green added 47 on 12 rushes.
Jamiel caught six passes for 85 yards, while junior Mason Humphrey had 84 yards on four receptions.
Smith completed 17-of-32 for 203 yards for the Rams.
Lehigh's defense was credited with eight pass breakups and five QB hurries.
The Mountain Hawks are back home next Saturday to host Georgetown on Hawk-O-Ween, a Spooky Saturday at Goodman Stadium with game time set for noon. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-758-4263 during business hours.
EXTRA POINTS… Senior Matt Spatny shared a first-half sack, moving him to 22 for his career, two behind Lehigh's career record held by Nick Martucci '99… Denny made his first career start as part of a safety rotation… Lehigh improved to 4-8 in games following its bye week dating back to the 2014 season… two of those wins were against Fordham… Jamiel became the fifth player in program history with 200 career receptions… his 203 career catches rank fifth in school history… Lehigh now has 17 sacks over its last three road games and 26 on the season.
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Lehigh allowed just 74 rushing yards and added five more sacks to its league-leading ledger. Sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson threw for a career-high 267 yards and rushed for the game's first touchdown.
Seniors Brycen Edwards and Tyler Ochojski both had 1.5 sacks, with Edwards finishing with a team-best 13 tackles and Ochojski finishing with eight.
Postgame with @coach_cahill and TJ Burke!#TheNest pic.twitter.com/Dwm417cS6a
— Lehigh Football (@LehighFootball) October 25, 2025
The Mountain Hawks won at Fordham and moved to 3-0 in the Patriot League for the first time since 2019.
Lehigh received the opening kickoff and drove into Fordham territory before senior Nick Garrido came on to kick a 36-yard field goal to give the Mountain Hawks an early 3-0 lead.
The game remained 3-0 into the second quarter. Fordham's best drive of the early going reached 4th-and-1 at Lehigh's 21, but Ochojski and senior Jasuah Philemon stopped Ricky Parks for no gain, giving Lehigh the ball back.
The Mountain Hawks took advantage with a 14-play, 79-yard drive. Junior Luke Yoder converted a 4th-and-2 with a three-yard run and followed with three more strong rushes to get into the Fordham red zone. Johnson scored on a one-yard rush to give Lehigh a 10-0 lead which stood into halftime.
After stopping Fordham on its first possession of the third quarter, Lehigh went down the field and scored on its first drive of the second half. A 28-yard completion to sophomore Matt D'Avino and a 30-yard pass to senior Geoffrey Jamiel set up a seven-yard Yoder touchdown run, extending Lehigh's lead to 17-0.
The passing game sets up Yoder for the score!
— Lehigh Football (@LehighFootball) October 25, 2025
Watch: https://t.co/a5PovJh4u5@espn @PatriotLeague#TheNest pic.twitter.com/18N7sU7fIe
On Lehigh's next possession, its was sophomore Jaden Green breaking off a 19-yard rush that set up a one-yard touchdown run to put the Mountain Hawks up 24-0.
Fordham scored its only points on a one-yard Gunnar Smith rush late in the third quarter, with Lehigh stopping the two point conversion try on the third attempt after two penalties.
The Rams got the ball back and looked to cut further into Lehigh's lead after Smith hit Jack Betten for a 72-yard catch-and-run with senior Mason Moore making a touchdown-saving tackle. Fordham had 1st-and-goal from the Lehigh 8 but was unable to cash in, as sophomore Luke Denny broke up a fourth down pass attempt in the end zone.
Garrido kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:50 remaining to close out the scoring.
Johnson was 17-of-26 for 267 yards and also rushed six times for 28 yards. Yoder led the ground game with 79 yards on 16 carries, while Green added 47 on 12 rushes.
Jamiel caught six passes for 85 yards, while junior Mason Humphrey had 84 yards on four receptions.
Smith completed 17-of-32 for 203 yards for the Rams.
Lehigh's defense was credited with eight pass breakups and five QB hurries.
The Mountain Hawks are back home next Saturday to host Georgetown on Hawk-O-Ween, a Spooky Saturday at Goodman Stadium with game time set for noon. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-758-4263 during business hours.
EXTRA POINTS… Senior Matt Spatny shared a first-half sack, moving him to 22 for his career, two behind Lehigh's career record held by Nick Martucci '99… Denny made his first career start as part of a safety rotation… Lehigh improved to 4-8 in games following its bye week dating back to the 2014 season… two of those wins were against Fordham… Jamiel became the fifth player in program history with 200 career receptions… his 203 career catches rank fifth in school history… Lehigh now has 17 sacks over its last three road games and 26 on the season.
Follow Lehigh Football on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
Team Stats
LEH
FOR
Total Yards
429
277
Pass Yards
271
203
Rushing Yards
158
74
Penalty Yards
62
10
1st Downs
22
17
3rd Downs
8
7
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
35:19
24:41
1st Quarter
LEH 3, FOR 0
LEH - Garrido,Nick 36 yd field goal 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 03:55
2nd Quarter
LEH 10, FOR 0
LEH - Johnson,Hayden 1 yd run (Garrido,Nick kick), 14 plays, 79 yards, TOP 07:36
3rd Quarter
LEH 17, FOR 0
LEH - Yoder,Luke 7 yd run (Garrido,Nick kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:57
LEH 24, FOR 0
LEH - Green,Jaden 1 yd run (Garrido,Nick kick), 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:40
LEH 24, FOR 6
FOR - Smith,Gunnar 1 yd run (), 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:29
4th Quarter
LEH 27, FOR 6
LEH - Garrido,Nick 22 yd field goal 13 plays, 93 yards, TOP 07:31
Game Leaders
CMP
17
TD
0
YDS
267
INT
0
CMP
1
TD
0
YDS
4
INT
0
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