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2009 Lehigh

4–⁠7 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Central Connecticut 21–28; lost at Villanova 17–38; lost vs. Princeton 14–17; lost vs. Harvard 14–28; won vs. Georgetown 27–0; lost vs. Yale 0–7; won at Bucknell 35–16; lost at Colgate 20–27; lost vs. Holy Cross 20–24; won vs. Fordham 35–28; won vs. Lafayette 27–21+27−21Lost 21–28 vs. Central Connecticut-7Central Connect…Lost 17–38 at Villanova-21VillanovaLost 14–17 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonLost 14–28 vs. Harvard-14HarvardWon 27–0 vs. Georgetown+27GeorgetownLost 0–7 vs. Yale-7YaleWon 35–16 at Bucknell+19BucknellLost 20–27 at Colgate-7ColgateLost 20–24 vs. Holy Cross-4Holy CrossWon 35–28 vs. Fordham+7FordhamWon 27–21 vs. Lafayette+6Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsCentral ConnecticutL 21–⁠2858%
Sep 12atVillanovaL 17–⁠3824%
Sep 26vsPrincetonL 14–⁠1768%
Oct 3vsHarvardL 14–⁠2836%
Oct 10vsGeorgetownW 27–⁠079%
Oct 17vsYaleL 0–⁠747%
Oct 24atBucknellW 35–⁠1649%
Oct 31atColgateL 20–⁠2724%
Nov 7vsHoly CrossL 20–⁠2432%
Nov 14vsFordhamW 35–⁠2845%
Nov 21vsLafayetteW 27–⁠2134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lafayette 27–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠234
Coach
—
Elo
1320 −22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.5 No. 52 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Trey Brown
Captains
B.J. Benning and Matt Cohen

2009 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Holy Cross5–⁠19–⁠3
Colgate4–⁠29–⁠2
Lafayette4–⁠28–⁠3
Lehigh4–⁠24–⁠7
Fordham2–⁠45–⁠6
Bucknell2–⁠44–⁠7
Georgetown0–⁠60–⁠11

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