The 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Andy Coen and played their home games at Goodman Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–3, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be crowned Patriot League champions. They earned the League's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 12:30 pm | Monmouth* | | | SE2 | L 21–23 | 4,828 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 22 Villanova* | | | NNAA | L 21–26 | 6,419 |
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Penn* | | | ILDN | W 49–28 | 5,650 |
| September 24 | 12:30 pm | Princeton* | | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| PLN, SE2 | W 42–28 | 5,493 |
| October 1 | 1:30 pm | at Yale* | | | OWSPN | W 63–35 | 2,196 |
| October 8 | 12:30 pm | Colgate | | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| PLN, SE2 | W 45–31 | 9,255 |
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | at Georgetown | | | PLN | W 35–3 | 2,455 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Holy Cross | | | ASN | W 46–14 | 3,668 |
| October 29 | 12:30 pm | Fordham | | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| PLN, SE2 | W 58–37 | 6,009 |
| November 5 | 12:30 pm | Bucknell | No. 24 | - Goodman Stadium
- Bethlehem, PA
| PLN | W 20–13 | 7,049 |
| November 19 | 12:30 pm | at Lafayette | No. 19 | | WFMZ | W 45–21 | 12,587 |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | at No. 22 New Hampshire* | No. 18 | | ESPN3 | L 21–64 | 2,240 |
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Roster
| 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| QB
|
14
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Matt Timochenko
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Jr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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Game summaries
Monmouth
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Hawks
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
9 |
23 |
| Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
At Villanova
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
| #22 Wildcats
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
6 |
26 |
At Penn
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
| Quakers
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
28 |
Princeton
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
28 |
| Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
At Yale (Yank Townsend Trophy)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mountain Hawks
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
0 |
63 |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
0
|
7 |
35 |
Colgate
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Raiders
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
| Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
7
|
24
|
7 |
45 |
At Georgetown
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
35 |
| Hoyas
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
At Holy Cross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
11
|
21
|
7 |
46 |
| Crusaders
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Fordham
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
21 |
37 |
| Mountain Hawks
|
16
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
58 |
Bucknell
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bison
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
| #24 Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
0
|
13
|
0 |
20 |
At Lafayette
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #19 Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
24
|
14
|
0 |
45 |
| Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
8 |
21 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–New Hampshire
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #18 Mountain Hawks
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
| #22 Wildcats
|
15
|
21
|
14
|
14 |
64 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| STATS FCS | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
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| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
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National championship seasons in bold |