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2013 Lehigh

8–⁠3 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 2013, game by game: won vs. Central Connecticut 51–44; won vs. Monmouth 28–25; won at Princeton 29–28; won vs. New Hampshire 34–27; lost vs. Fordham 34–52; won at Columbia 24–10; won vs. Georgetown 45–24; lost at Bucknell 10–48; won vs. Holy Cross 34–20; won at Colgate 31–14; lost vs. Lafayette 28–50+21−38Won 51–44 vs. Central Connecticut+7Central Connect…Won 28–25 vs. Monmouth+3MonmouthWon 29–28 at Princeton+1PrincetonWon 34–27 vs. New Hampshire+7New HampshireLost 34–52 vs. Fordham-18FordhamWon 24–10 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 45–24 vs. Georgetown+21GeorgetownLost 10–48 at Bucknell-38BucknellWon 34–20 vs. Holy Cross+14Holy CrossWon 31–14 at Colgate+17ColgateLost 28–50 vs. Lafayette-22Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsCentral ConnecticutW 51–⁠4484%
Sep 14vsMonmouthW 28–⁠2575%
Sep 21atPrincetonW 29–⁠2865%
Sep 28vsNew HampshireW 34–⁠2764%
Oct 5vsFordhamL 34–⁠5260%
Oct 12atColumbiaW 24–⁠1079%
Oct 19vsGeorgetownW 45–⁠2487%
Oct 26atBucknellL 10–⁠4878%
Nov 9vsHoly CrossW 34–⁠2077%
Nov 16atColgateW 31–⁠1456%
Nov 23vsLafayetteL 28–⁠5073%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lafayette 50–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
348–⁠342
Coach
—
Elo
1359 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.3 No. 63 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 165
Offensive coordinator
Dave Cecchini
Defensive coordinators
Donnie Roberts and Gerard Wilcher

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Evan Harvey OLB★★★No. 1683
Brad Smith WDE★★★No. 1883

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.798
Linebackers13.00.807
Whole class23.00.802

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham5–⁠112–⁠1
Lafayette5–⁠15–⁠7
Lehigh3–⁠38–⁠3
Bucknell3–⁠36–⁠5
Colgate3–⁠34–⁠8
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠9
Georgetown1–⁠52–⁠9

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