2021 Football Roster
Haffner, Pete
Jersey Number 34
Pete Haffner
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- State College, Pa.
- High School:
- State College
- Major:
- Accounting (BS in Finance)
Bio
Why Lehigh? “The great tradition of academic and athletic success.”
As a fifth year (2021): Team captain… earned third consecutive second team All-Patriot League honors… tied for fourth on team with 44 tackles despite missing five games due to injury… finished second on Mountain Hawks with 6.5 tackles for loss… was Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week in each of the final two weeks of regular season… opened season with 11 tackle effort against Villanova (9/4)… had 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in win over Georgetown (11/13)… season-high 12 tackles in Rivalry 157 win over Lafayette (11/20)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a senior (spring 2021): Team captain… second team All-Patriot League for second straight season… Academic All-Patriot League for third straight season… named a semifinalist for prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy… led Lehigh with 28 tackles and three tackles for loss… opened season with big game against Holy Cross, recording eight tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery… had season-high 11 tackles against Bucknell… led Lehigh with nine tackles against Lafayette… CoSIDA Academic All-District… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior (2019): Second team All-Patriot League honoree… named Academic All-Patriot League for second straight year… CoSIDA Academic All-District selection… started all 11 games at inside linebacker… ranked second on Mountain Hawks with 4.5 sacks and third with 10 tackles for loss… named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/4) after picking off two passes against Holy Cross… recovered fumble in season-opener versus Saint Francis (8/31)… had 13 tackle effort at Villanova (9/7)… monster game with career-high 16 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble at Bucknell (11/9)… had two tackles for loss and first career sack against Merrimack (9/28)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore (2018): Academic All-Patriot League honoree… appeared in all 11 games… started four games at linebacker, including final three of season… named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week after 10 tackle, one tackle for loss, two pass breakup performance in win over Bucknell (11/3)… made nine tackles at Navy (9/15)… made first career start at Penn (9/22)… closed season with eight tackle performance at Lafayette (11/17)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2017): Saw time in Lehigh’s final eight games, primarily on special teams… made debut at Wagner (9/30)… had at least one tackle in each of final four games, with season-high seven in playoff game at Stony Brook (11/25) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Named first team All-State (6A) by the PA Sportswriters and PA Football News in 2016… PA Football News second team All-State in 2015… two-time All-Mid Penn Commonwealth…. Mid Penn Commonwealth Defensive MVP in 2015 and 2016… high school team won conference championships in final two years and sub-region championships in final three seasons… high honor roll student… three-year letter winner and team captain in wrestling… also lettered in lacrosse.
Personal: Son of Steve and Amy… Brother Jack (27) and sister Carly (25).
CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE)
Tackles
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 16 (11-5), at Bucknell, 11/9/19
Tackles for loss: 3, at Bucknell, 11/9/19
Sacks: 2, at Bucknell, 11/9/19
Interceptions: 2, vs. Holy Cross, 11/2/19
Forced Fumbles: 1, 2x, at Bucknell, 11/9/19
As a fifth year (2021): Team captain… earned third consecutive second team All-Patriot League honors… tied for fourth on team with 44 tackles despite missing five games due to injury… finished second on Mountain Hawks with 6.5 tackles for loss… was Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week in each of the final two weeks of regular season… opened season with 11 tackle effort against Villanova (9/4)… had 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in win over Georgetown (11/13)… season-high 12 tackles in Rivalry 157 win over Lafayette (11/20)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a senior (spring 2021): Team captain… second team All-Patriot League for second straight season… Academic All-Patriot League for third straight season… named a semifinalist for prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy… led Lehigh with 28 tackles and three tackles for loss… opened season with big game against Holy Cross, recording eight tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery… had season-high 11 tackles against Bucknell… led Lehigh with nine tackles against Lafayette… CoSIDA Academic All-District… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior (2019): Second team All-Patriot League honoree… named Academic All-Patriot League for second straight year… CoSIDA Academic All-District selection… started all 11 games at inside linebacker… ranked second on Mountain Hawks with 4.5 sacks and third with 10 tackles for loss… named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/4) after picking off two passes against Holy Cross… recovered fumble in season-opener versus Saint Francis (8/31)… had 13 tackle effort at Villanova (9/7)… monster game with career-high 16 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble at Bucknell (11/9)… had two tackles for loss and first career sack against Merrimack (9/28)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore (2018): Academic All-Patriot League honoree… appeared in all 11 games… started four games at linebacker, including final three of season… named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week after 10 tackle, one tackle for loss, two pass breakup performance in win over Bucknell (11/3)… made nine tackles at Navy (9/15)… made first career start at Penn (9/22)… closed season with eight tackle performance at Lafayette (11/17)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2017): Saw time in Lehigh’s final eight games, primarily on special teams… made debut at Wagner (9/30)… had at least one tackle in each of final four games, with season-high seven in playoff game at Stony Brook (11/25) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Named first team All-State (6A) by the PA Sportswriters and PA Football News in 2016… PA Football News second team All-State in 2015… two-time All-Mid Penn Commonwealth…. Mid Penn Commonwealth Defensive MVP in 2015 and 2016… high school team won conference championships in final two years and sub-region championships in final three seasons… high honor roll student… three-year letter winner and team captain in wrestling… also lettered in lacrosse.
Personal: Son of Steve and Amy… Brother Jack (27) and sister Carly (25).
CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE)
Tackles
| Year | G | UA | A | Tot | TFL | Sacks | INT |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 61 | 36 | 97 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 2 |
| S2021 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 155 | 75 | 230 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 2 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 16 (11-5), at Bucknell, 11/9/19
Tackles for loss: 3, at Bucknell, 11/9/19
Sacks: 2, at Bucknell, 11/9/19
Interceptions: 2, vs. Holy Cross, 11/2/19
Forced Fumbles: 1, 2x, at Bucknell, 11/9/19
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