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2005 Lehigh

8–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 2005, game by game: won vs. Monmouth 54–26; lost vs. Delaware 33–34; won at VMI 28–26; won at Harvard 49–24; lost vs. Holy Cross 10–13; won vs. Yale 28–21; won at Bucknell 42–10; won at Colgate 50–34; won vs. Georgetown 46–14; won vs. Fordham 40–3; lost vs. Lafayette 19–23+37−4Won 54–26 vs. Monmouth+28MonmouthLost 33–34 vs. Delaware-1DelawareWon 28–26 at VMI+2VMIWon 49–24 at Harvard+25HarvardLost 10–13 vs. Holy Cross-3Holy CrossWon 28–21 vs. Yale+7YaleWon 42–10 at Bucknell+32BucknellWon 50–34 at Colgate+16ColgateWon 46–14 vs. Georgetown+32GeorgetownWon 40–3 vs. Fordham+37FordhamLost 19–23 vs. Lafayette-4Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMonmouthW 54–⁠2661%
Sep 10vsDelawareL 33–⁠3453%
Sep 24atVMIW 28–⁠2677%
Oct 1atHarvardW 49–⁠2436%
Oct 8vsHoly CrossL 10–⁠1381%
Oct 15vsYaleW 28–⁠2176%
Oct 22atBucknellW 42–⁠1070%
Oct 29atColgateW 50–⁠3451%
Nov 5vsGeorgetownW 46–⁠1489%
Nov 12vsFordhamW 40–⁠384%
Nov 19vsLafayetteL 19–⁠2374%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lafayette 23–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
399–⁠228
Coach
—
Elo
1500 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.5 No. 24 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Gerard Wilcher
Captains
Mark Borda, Kaloma Cardwell, Anthony Graziani and Adam Selmasska

2005 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠18–⁠4
Lafayette5–⁠18–⁠4
Lehigh4–⁠28–⁠3
Holy Cross3–⁠36–⁠5
Georgetown2–⁠44–⁠7
Fordham2–⁠42–⁠10
Bucknell0–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.