2005 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

The 2005 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh finished third in the Patriot League.

2005 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
Conference	Patriot League
2005 record	8–3 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (5th season)
Captains	Mark Borda Kaloma Cardwell Anthony Graziani Adam Selmasska
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium

2005 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lafayette +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
No. 23 Colgate +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Lehigh		4	–	2					8	–	3
Holy Cross		3	–	3					6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	4					4	–	7
Fordham		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		0	–	6					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fifth and final year under head coach Pete Lembo, the Mountain Hawks compiled an 8–3 record.[1] Mark Borda, Kaloma Cardwell, Anthony Graziani and Adam Selmasska were the team captains.[2]

The Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 399 to 228. Their 4–2 conference record placed third out of seven in the Patriot League.[3]

The Mountain Hawks were ranked No. 14 in the preseason Division I-AA national poll. They remained in the top 25, ranging as high as No. 11 and as low as No. 20, until the final week of the regular season. A loss to unranked archrival Lafayette dropped Lehigh out of the final poll.

Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Monmouth*	No. 14	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 54–26	8,063	[4]
September 10	at No. 10 Delaware*	No. 14	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 33–34	22,537	[5]
September 24	at Virginia Military*	No. 13	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 28–26	6,524	[6]
October 1	at Harvard*	No. 11	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 49–24	9,339	[7]
October 8	Holy Cross	No. 10	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 10–13	5,713	[8]
October 15	Yale*	No. 20	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 28–21 ^OT	10,414	[9]
October 22	at Bucknell	No. 21	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 42–10	2,695	[10]
October 29	at Colgate	No. 16	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 50–34		[1]
November 5	Georgetown	No. 13	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 46–14	13,071	[11]
November 12	at Fordham	No. 13	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 40–3	3,983	[12]
November 19	Lafayette	No. 12	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 19–23	16,017	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 24. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. Graham, Tony (September 4, 2005). "Swift Start by Hawks Slows in Second Half; Monmouth Miscues Pave Way for Lehigh". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. p. H1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Tresolini, Kevin (September 11, 2005). "Extra Effort: Cuff's Five TDs Key Hens Comeback". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Groller, Keith (September 25, 2005). "Lehigh Tops VMI in Spite of Itself". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Chamberlain, Tony (October 2, 2005). "Crimson Run Out of Steam in Rout; Lehigh Scores 35 in Second Half". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C22 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Groller, Keith (October 9, 2005). "Holy Cross Slides by Lehigh in Opener". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England College Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D20.
9. Hine, Tommy (October 16, 2005). "Another Low vs. Lehigh". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Groller, Keith (October 23, 2005). "Threatt Leads Lehigh to Win in His First Start". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Groller, Keith (November 6, 2005). "Lehigh Downs Hoyas, Regains Share of First". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Groller, Keith (November 13, 2005). "Lehigh Wins to Set the Stage". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 13, 2005. p. 12C.
13. Groller, Keith (November 20, 2005). "Lafayette's Hurt Breaks Lehigh's Heart". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.