2012 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

The 2012 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Andy Coen and played their home games at Goodman Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–1, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in second place.

2012 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	10–1 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Andy Coen (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Cecchini
Co-defensive coordinator	Donnie Roberts
Co-defensive coordinator	Gerard Wilcher (1st season)
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium

2012 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Colgate $^		6	–	0					8	–	4
No. 13 Lehigh		5	–	1					10	–	1
Georgetown		2	–	4					5	–	6
Lafayette		2	–	4					5	–	6
Holy Cross		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	5					3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	0					6	–	5
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 p.m.	Monmouth*	No. 16	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	2 Sports	W 27–17	6,350
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut*	No. 16	Arute Field New Britain, CT		W 35–14	5,098
September 15	12:30 p.m.	Princeton*	No. 16	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	2 Sports	W 17–14	7,346
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	No. 16	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 28–26	17,139
September 29	12:30 p.m.	Fordham	No. 15	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	2 Sports	W 34–31	9,291
October 6	12:30 p.m.	Columbia*	No. 11	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	2 Sports	W 35–14	5,025
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Georgetown	No. 10	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 17–14	2,684
October 20	12:30 p.m.	Bucknell	No. 9	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	2 Sports	W 42–19	7,188
November 3	12:30 p.m.	at Holy Cross	No. 8	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		W 36–35	4,216
November 10	12:30 p.m.	Colgate	No. 8	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	CBSSN	L 24–35	8,036
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Lafayette	No. 14	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (148th meeting of The Rivalry)	WFMZ	W 38–21	13,596
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	16	16	16	16	15	11	10	9	8	8	8	14	13
Coaches	11	14	13	13	11	10	10	7	6	6	5	12	10