2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTrey Brown (3rd season)
Captains
  • Kevin Bayani
  • Tim Diamond
  • Matt McGowan
  • Brendan VanAckeren
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Colgate $^   5 0     9 3  
Holy Cross   5 1     7 4  
Lehigh   4 2     5 6  
Lafayette   3 3     7 4  
Bucknell   2 4     5 6  
Fordham   1 5     5 6  
Georgetown   0 5     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Lehigh finished third in the Patriot League.

In their third year under head coach Andy Coen, the Mountain Hawks compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Kevin Bayani, Tim Diamond, Matt McGowan and Brendan VanAckeren were the team captains.[2]

The Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 282 to 231. Their 4–2 conference record placed third out of seven in the Patriot League standings.[3]

Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 23. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.