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2017 Lehigh

5–⁠7 (5–⁠1 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 2017, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 35–38; lost at Monmouth 27–46; lost vs. Yale 28–56; lost vs. Pennsylvania 47–65; lost at Wagner 20–37; won at Colgate 41–38; won vs. Georgetown 54–35; lost at Fordham 35–45; won at Bucknell 42–21; won vs. Holy Cross 34–21; won vs. Lafayette 38–31; lost at Stony Brook 29–59+21−30Lost 35–38 vs. Villanova-3VillanovaLost 27–46 at Monmouth-19MonmouthLost 28–56 vs. Yale-28YaleLost 47–65 vs. Pennsylvania-18PennsylvaniaLost 20–37 at Wagner-17WagnerWon 41–38 at Colgate+3ColgateWon 54–35 vs. Georgetown+19GeorgetownLost 35–45 at Fordham-10FordhamWon 42–21 at Bucknell+21BucknellWon 34–21 vs. Holy Cross+13Holy CrossWon 38–31 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteLost 29–59 at Stony Brook-30Stony Brook
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsVillanovaL 35–⁠3857%
Sep 9atMonmouthL 27–⁠4657%
Sep 16vsYaleL 28–⁠5669%
Sep 23vsPennsylvaniaL 47–⁠6546%
Sep 30atWagnerL 20–⁠3744%
Oct 7atColgateW 41–⁠3834%
Oct 14vsGeorgetownW 54–⁠3572%
Oct 28atFordhamL 35–⁠4544%
Nov 4atBucknellW 42–⁠2146%
Nov 11vsHoly CrossW 34–⁠2160%
Nov 18vsLafayetteW 38–⁠3179%
Nov 25atStony BrookL 29–⁠5929%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stony Brook 59–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Patriot League champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Colgate

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
430–⁠492
Coach
—
Elo
1303 −94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.0 No. 81 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 198
Offensive coordinator
Scott Brisson
Defensive coordinator
Joe Bottiglieri

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Evan Chadbourn CB★★No. 2210
Tre Neal CB★★No. 3176
Tahjon McKinney-Cole WR★★No. 4021
Jorge Portorreal RB★★No. 4216
Nate Norris LB

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.730
Receivers12.00.753
Defensive backs22.00.782
Whole class42.00.762

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.

2017 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠17–⁠4
Lehigh5–⁠15–⁠7
Fordham3–⁠34–⁠7
Holy Cross3–⁠34–⁠7
Lafayette3–⁠33–⁠8
Bucknell2–⁠45–⁠6
Georgetown0–⁠61–⁠10

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