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2016 Lehigh

9–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Monmouth 21–23; lost at Villanova 21–26; won at Pennsylvania 49–28; won vs. Princeton 42–28; won at Yale 63–35; won vs. Colgate 45–31; won at Georgetown 35–3; won at Holy Cross 46–14; won vs. Fordham 58–37; won vs. Bucknell 20–13; won at Lafayette 45–21; lost at New Hampshire 21–64+32−43Lost 21–23 vs. Monmouth-2MonmouthLost 21–26 at Villanova-5VillanovaWon 49–28 at Pennsylvania+21PennsylvaniaWon 42–28 vs. Princeton+14PrincetonWon 63–35 at Yale+28YaleWon 45–31 vs. Colgate+14ColgateWon 35–3 at Georgetown+32GeorgetownWon 46–14 at Holy Cross+32Holy CrossWon 58–37 vs. Fordham+21FordhamWon 20–13 vs. Bucknell+7BucknellWon 45–21 at Lafayette+24LafayetteLost 21–64 at New Hampshire-43New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMonmouthL 21–⁠2355%
Sep 10atVillanovaL 21–⁠2633%
Sep 17atPennsylvaniaW 49–⁠2830%
Sep 24vsPrincetonW 42–⁠2858%
Oct 1atYaleW 63–⁠3554%
Oct 8vsColgateW 45–⁠3160%
Oct 15atGeorgetownW 35–⁠364%
Oct 22atHoly CrossW 46–⁠1456%
Oct 29vsFordhamW 58–⁠3759%
Nov 5vsBucknellW 20–⁠1386%
Nov 19atLafayetteW 45–⁠2184%
Nov 26atNew HampshireL 21–⁠6453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 64–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Patriot League champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
466–⁠323
Coach
—
Elo
1445 +149 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.2 No. 20 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 178
Offensive coordinator
Drew Folmar
Defensive coordinator
Joe Bottiglieri

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Matt Prendergast WDE★★★No. 1828
Colin Nace SDE★★No. 2757
Derek Lomax OC★★No. 3036
Alex Motley OT★★No. 3036
MarQuis Wilson S★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.50.795
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class52.20.778

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.

2016 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh6–⁠09–⁠3
Fordham5–⁠18–⁠3
Colgate4–⁠25–⁠5
Bucknell3–⁠34–⁠7
Holy Cross2–⁠44–⁠7
Lafayette1–⁠52–⁠9
Georgetown0–⁠63–⁠8

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