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2011 Lehigh

11–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Patriot League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠2, over 13 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 2011, game by game: won vs. Monmouth 49–24; lost vs. New Hampshire 41–48; won at Princeton 34–22; won vs. Liberty 27–24; won vs. Yale 37–7; won at Bucknell 30–6; won vs. Fordham 34–12; won at Colgate 45–25; won vs. Holy Cross 14–7; won vs. Georgetown 34–12; won vs. Lafayette 37–13; won vs. Towson 40–38+30−7Won 49–24 vs. Monmouth+25MonmouthLost 41–48 vs. New Hampshire-7New HampshireWon 34–22 at Princeton+12PrincetonWon 27–24 vs. Liberty+3LibertyWon 37–7 vs. Yale+30YaleWon 30–6 at Bucknell+24BucknellWon 34–12 vs. Fordham+22FordhamWon 45–25 at Colgate+20ColgateWon 14–7 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossWon 34–12 vs. Georgetown+22GeorgetownWon 37–13 vs. Lafayette+24LafayetteWon 40–38 vs. Towson+2Towson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMonmouthW 49–⁠2466%
Sep 10vsNew HampshireL 41–⁠4855%
Sep 17atPrincetonW 34–⁠2271%
Sep 24vsLibertyW 27–⁠2460%
Oct 1vsYaleW 37–⁠767%
Oct 8atBucknellW 30–⁠670%
Oct 15vsFordhamW 34–⁠1278%
Oct 29atColgateW 45–⁠2564%
Nov 5vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠778%
Nov 12vsGeorgetownW 34–⁠1275%
Nov 19vsLafayetteW 37–⁠1386%
Dec 3vsTowsonNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 40–⁠3863%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Towson 40–⁠38 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Lehigh’s 2011 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 10atNorth Dakota StateL 0–⁠24North Dakota State’s article, Lehigh’s article

Patriot League champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
422–⁠238
Coach
—
Elo
1526 +134 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.8 No. 12 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Cecchini
Defensive coordinator
Dave Kotulski

2011 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh6–⁠011–⁠1
Georgetown4–⁠28–⁠3
Holy Cross4–⁠26–⁠5
Bucknell3–⁠36–⁠5
Colgate2–⁠45–⁠6
Lafayette2–⁠44–⁠7
Fordham0–⁠61–⁠10

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