2020 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

The 2020 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountain Hawks were led by second-year head coach Tom Gilmore and played their home games at Goodman Stadium. They competed as a member of the Patriot League.

2020 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
ConferencePatriot League
DivisionNorth Division
Record0–3 (0–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Brisson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kashurba (2nd season)
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Holy Cross $^   2 0     3 1  
Fordham   2 1     2 1  
Colgate   0 2     0 2  
South Division
Bucknell   2 1     2 2  
Lafayette   2 1     2 1  
Lehigh   0 3     0 3  
Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Patriot League suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Georgetown opted out of the spring football season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.[2]

Schedule

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Lehigh had games scheduled against Columbia, on September 19 and Yale, on October 3, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 13 12:00 p.m. Holy Cross ESPN+ L 3–20
April 3 12:00 p.m. Bucknell
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
ESPN+ L 0–6
April 10 12:30 p.m. at Lafayette ESPN+ L 13–20

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References

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  1. ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Kelley, Kevin (February 5, 2021). "Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Lehigh Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.