Lehigh University
10-0 , 5-0
Holy Cross
1-9 , 1-4
No. 4 Lehigh Runs Past Holy Cross For 10th Straight Win
11/8/2025 5:00:00 PM | Football
Junior Luke Yoder ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark on the season, while sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson threw three touchdown passes, two to senior Geoffrey Jamiel and one to junior Mason Humphrey.
Post-Holy Cross win with @coach_cahill and Jackson Dowd 👇 pic.twitter.com/kL1XPr2FhJ
— Lehigh Football (@LehighFootball) November 8, 2025
Defensively, Lehigh allowed just 215 total yards, including just 20 on the ground. The Mountain Hawks also recorded four sacks, including 1.5 from senior Tyler Ochojski.
Lehigh moves to 10-0 on the season, its best start since the 2001 team started 11-0, and 5-0 in Patriot League play. Holy Cross falls to 1-9 overall and 1-4 in league play.
After Lehigh's defense opened the game with a three-and-out, the Mountain Hawks' offense needed just six plays to take the lead. A 63-yard drive was capped by a 29-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Humphrey to give Lehigh the early 7-0 lead.
Lehigh's next drive ended in an end zone interception, with Holy Cross staying within a touchdown until the middle of the second quarter.
He's gone! Luke Yoder 42-yard rush to the house!
— Lehigh Football (@LehighFootball) November 8, 2025
Q2 2:40 | Lehigh 14 | Holy Cross 3@patriotleague @espn
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The Crusaders got on the board with 5:14 left before halftime on a 32-yard Luis Palenzuela field goal. Lehigh answered on its next drive as Yoder ran for 11, eight and then five yards, before breaking off a 42-yard touchdown run to put Lehigh up 14-3, which was the score at halftime.
Sophomore Connor Poole opened the second-half scoring with a 32-yard field goal and on Lehigh's next possession, Johnson hit Jamiel for a 45-yard catch-and-run to extend the Mountain Hawks' lead to 24-3.
Can't leave him open. Geffrey Jamiel takes it 45 yards to the end zone!
— Lehigh Football (@LehighFootball) November 8, 2025
Q3 10:17 | Lehigh 24 | Holy Cross 3@patriotleague @espn
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A 12-play Holy Cross drive ended in Lehigh territory with Ochojski and senior Matt Spatny sharing a fourth-down sack.
After the turnover on downs, sophomore Jaden Green gained 57 yards on three carries before giving way to Yoder, who rushed for 12 and then a one-yard touchdown to extend the Lehigh lead to 31-3 after three quarters.
An 11-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Jamiel early in the fourth quarter capped the scoring.
Johnson finished 8-of-18 for 174 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for 59 yards including a 57-yard carry. Green gained 80 yards on nine carries. Jamiel caught three passes for 66-yards and two scores while Humphrey had 54 yards on three receptions.
Senior Jackson Dowd had seven tackles to lead the defense, plus a sack and two tackles for loss. Junior William Parton added six tackles.
Holy Cross' Dominic Campanile completed 19-of-34 for 195 yards. Running backs Jayden Clerveaux and Joseph Williams were held to just 29 combined rushing yards.
The Mountain Hawks will travel to Colgate next Saturday to face the Raiders at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with audio coverage on FOX Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM and LVFOXSports.com.
EXTRA POINTS… Lehigh's current 10-game winning streak is its longest since 2011… the Mountain Hawks reached the 10-win mark as a team for the first time since 2012… Yoder's 142 rushing yards give him 1,044 for the season as he joins Dom Bragalone '19 as the only Mountain Hawks with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons… Lehigh defeated Holy Cross at Goodman Stadium for the first time since 2017 and now leads the all-time series 21-19-1… the Mountain Hawks have allowed just 16 points over their last four games, an average of four per game… Poole's third-quarter field goal was the first of his Lehigh career… Lehigh's eclipsed the 300-yard rushing mark for the third time this season.
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Team Stats
HCR 0, LEH 7
LEH - Humphrey,Mason 29 yd pass from Johnson,Hayden (Poole,Connor kick) 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:34
HCR 3, LEH 7
HCR - Palenzuela,Luis 32 yd field goal 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 05:14
HCR 3, LEH 14
LEH - Yoder,Luke 42 yd run (Poole,Connor kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:41
HCR 3, LEH 17
LEH - Poole,Connor 32 yd field goal 6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:22
HCR 3, LEH 24
LEH - Jamiel,Geoffrey 45 yd pass from Johnson,Hayden (Poole,Connor kick) 1 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:11
HCR 3, LEH 31
LEH - Yoder,Luke 1 yd run (Poole,Connor kick), 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:26
HCR 3, LEH 38
LEH - Jamiel,Geoffrey 11 yd pass from Johnson,Hayden (Poole,Connor kick) 2 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:46
