1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football Patriot League Patriot 7 12–1 6–0 Kevin Higgins 5th Andy Coen 3rd Joe Bottiglieri 1st Deron Braswell Sam Brinley Nick Martucci Jonathan Stiegler Goodman Stadium Patriot League champion NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L 21–27 at UMass The 1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh won its third Patriot League championship of the 1990s. In their fifth year under head coach Kevin Higgins, the Mountain Hawks went undefeated (11–0) in the regular season, ending the year at 12–1 after losing in the second round of the national playoffs.Lehigh Football Record Book Year-by-Year Results Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 22 June 20, 2020 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf Deron Braswell, Nick Martucci, Jonathan Stiegler and Sam Brinley were the team captains.Lehigh Football Record Book Lehigh Football Captains Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 12 June 20, 2020 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf Including playoff games, the Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 396 to 189. Their 6–0 conference record topped the seven-team Patriot League standings.https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf Patriot League Football Record Book Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results Patriot League Center Valley, Pa. 2020 August 10, 2020 6 Unranked at the start of the year, Lehigh's winning streak finally earned a spot in the national Division I-AA top 25 in the last week of October. In the ensuing weeks, the Hawks rose from No. 25 to reach No. 7 in the final poll. Despite their conference championship and undefeated record, Lehigh did not host any playoff games. The Mountain Hawks defeated No. 10 Richmond and then lost to No. 1 UMass on the road. Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1998 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network y y y September 12 Fordham Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 31 6 7,538 Lehigh Fills Highlight Tape in a Season-Opening Win Gary R. Blockus September 13, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59537996/1998-fordham-lehigh/ September 19 @ 1998 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's (CA)<ncg> Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA W 22 16 1,725 Lehigh Runs Past St. Mary's September 20, 1998 D-9, D-10 San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, Calif. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59540203/1998-lehigh-st-marys/ September 26 Princeton<ncg> Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 31 24 10,136 Lehigh Scrambles Past Princeton in Overtime Associated Press September 27, 1998 C9 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59546616/1998-lehigh-princeton/ October 3 @ Harvard<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21 17 5,270 Crimson Pounce, Then Fizzle; Two Late Miscues Hand It to Lehigh Joe Concannon October 4, 1998 D17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59547299/1998-lehigh-harvard/ October 10 @ Columbia<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY W 20 19 3,675 Taafe's FG Completes Lehigh's Comeback Gary R. Blockus October 11, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59548845/1998-columbia-lehigh/ Attendance figure in Ivy League: Summaries October 11, 1998 C19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 17 Towson Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 55 7 8,059 Towson Has No Answers for Lehigh, 55-7 Gary R. Blockus October 18, 1998 9E The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Md. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59555562/1998-lehigh-towson/ October 24 @ Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 24 14 6,458 HC Can't Keep Up Pace Paul Harber October 25, 1998 D19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59555993/1998-lehigh-hc/ October 31 Wofford<ncg> 25 Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 26 0 12,147 Wofford No Match for 8-0 Lehigh Don Bostrom November 1, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59557434/1998-lehigh-wofford/ November 7 Colgate 23 Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 41 22 13,432 9-0 Lehigh Is Now the Top Dog Gary R. Blockus November 8, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59558556/1998-colgate-lehigh/ November 14 Bucknell 20 Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 49 7 9,178 Lehigh Is a Perfect 10 Gary R. Blockus November 15, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59559989/1998-bucknell-lehigh/ November 21 @ Lafayette 17 Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry) W 31 7 13,158 Perfection! Lehigh Wins Record 12th Straight, 31-7 Over Lafayette Ted Meixell November 22, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59561625/1998-lafayette-lehigh/ Attendance figure in College Football: Others November 22, 1998 C-7 Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Fla. November 28 @ #5 Richmond<ncg> 13 City Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) W 24 23 10,254 Lehigh Kicks Out the Spiders Gary R. Blockus November 29, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59562648/1998-lehigh-richmond/ December 5 @ #12 UMass<ncg> 13 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) L 21 27 12,108 UMass Is One of Four Still Moving Forward Joe Burris December 6, 1998 C13 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59563072/1998-lehigh-umass/ References Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Category:Patriot League football champion seasons Lehigh Mountain Hawks football Lehigh