Fall 2005 Football Roster
Eric Rath
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mt. Pocono, Pa.
- High School:
- Pius X
- Major:
- Urban Studies
Why Lehigh?: "I chose Lehigh because of the athletic and academic opportunities the institution provides. The closeness of the Lehigh family and the spirit of the university as a whole were additional factors."
On the coaching staff: "The coaches care more for the person rather than the football player and are willing to make sacrifices in order to help each and every player."
On the Lehigh experience: "Lehigh football gives you the opportunity to win the right way and to become the person your parents wished you to be."
Will compete for starting tailback role and be a large contributor to the Lehigh offensive attack … last year … All-Patriot League Second Team … played in all 12 games as featured back gaining 1,025 yards rushing on 211 attempts … scored 13 touchdowns and averaged 4.7 yards per carry … had 145 yards rushing and a touchdown in win over Stony Brook … rushed for 146 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown with a long rush of 50 yards in win at Liberty … had 88 yards on the ground and a touchdown in win at Holy Cross … racked up 81 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns in Yale victory … had 82 yards on 24 attempts and a touchdown in win over Bucknell … ran for 96 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown in win over Colgate … rumbled for 149 yards on 27 carries and two touchdowns in win over Fordham … as sophomore … sat out the season … as a freshman … rushed for 155 yards on 38 carries and caught 16 passes for 170 yards … in secondary school …two-time first team All-State … Express-Times, Morning Call, Pocono Record Player of the year … high school record holder for TD's, rushing yards and total yards
----Receiving----
GP | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G | Rec | Yds | TD | |
2002 | 10 | 38 | 159 | 4.1 | 2 | 21 | 15.5 | 16 | 170 | 1 |
2003 | ----- | Did | Not | Play | ----- | |||||
2004 | 12 | 211 | 1025 | 4.7 | 13 | 50 | 82.8 | 21 | 261 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 249 | 1184 | 4.4 | 15 | 50 | 49.15 | 37 | 431 | 1 |
