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2008 Lehigh

5–⁠6 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 2008, game by game: won vs. Drake 19–0; lost at Villanova 14–33; lost at Princeton 7–10; lost vs. Cornell 24–25; won vs. Fordham 45–24; lost at Harvard 24–27; lost at Holy Cross 21–35; won at Georgetown 33–13; lost vs. Colgate 33–34; won vs. Bucknell 31–15; won at Lafayette 31–15+21−19Won 19–0 vs. Drake+19DrakeLost 14–33 at Villanova-19VillanovaLost 7–10 at Princeton-3PrincetonLost 24–25 vs. Cornell-1CornellWon 45–24 vs. Fordham+21FordhamLost 24–27 at Harvard-3HarvardLost 21–35 at Holy Cross-14Holy CrossWon 33–13 at Georgetown+20GeorgetownLost 33–34 vs. Colgate-1ColgateWon 31–15 vs. Bucknell+16BucknellWon 31–15 at Lafayette+16Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsDrakeW 19–⁠055%
Sep 13atVillanovaL 14–⁠3337%
Sep 27atPrincetonL 7–⁠1046%
Oct 4vsCornellL 24–⁠2557%
Oct 11vsFordhamW 45–⁠2454%
Oct 18atHarvardL 24–⁠2723%
Oct 25atHoly CrossL 21–⁠3533%
Nov 1atGeorgetownW 33–⁠1369%
Nov 8vsColgateL 33–⁠3442%
Nov 15vsBucknellW 31–⁠1571%
Nov 22atLafayetteW 31–⁠1529%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lafayette 31–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠231
Coach
—
Elo
1363 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.9 No. 38 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Trey Brown
Captains
Kevin Bayani, Tim Diamond, Matt McGowan and Brendan VanAckeren

2008 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠09–⁠3
Holy Cross5–⁠17–⁠4
Lehigh4–⁠25–⁠6
Lafayette3–⁠37–⁠4
Bucknell2–⁠45–⁠6
Fordham1–⁠55–⁠6
Georgetown0–⁠52–⁠8

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