Lehigh University
Private university in Bethlehem
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| 2025 | Lehigh and Richmond scheduled for a rematch in the season opener as Richmond becomes a member of the Patriot League. |
| 2024 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks play NCAA Division I First Round playoff game against No. 9 Richmond Spiders, marking their first playoff appearance since 2017. |
| 2024 | Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta, a Lafayette alumnus, threatened to identify and charge the 300+ students who carried the goalpost, citing potential criminal code violations. |
| 2024 | First-year quarterback Hayden Johnson was voted game MVP for his passing and rushing touchdowns in the victory against Lafayette. |
| 2024 | Lehigh won the 160th edition of The Rivalry game against Lafayette, securing their 13th Patriot League championship and an FCS playoff berth. |
| 2024 | Lehigh students rushed the field and tore down the goalposts after the game, a tradition not seen since 1989, and carried the goalposts over 5 miles to throw them into the Lehigh River at Fahy Bridge. |
| 2024 | Nick Garrido kicked a go-ahead field goal with 8 minutes left in the third quarter, ultimately securing the win for Lehigh. |
| 2024 | The game was played exactly 100 years and 1 day after the first matchup between Lehigh and Holy Cross in 1924, marking a historic milestone in their rivalry. |
| 2024 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team defeated Holy Cross in a crucial Patriot League matchup, breaking a multi-year losing streak against the opponent. |
| 2024 | During halftime of the Fordham game, Lehigh honored its 1979 Division I-AA national runner-up squad and 1980 Lambert Cup Championship team. |
| 2024 | Lehigh defeated Fordham in a 'Pride Day' game, scoring five consecutive possessions and leading 31-3 at halftime. All four touchdowns were scored by first-year players, marking their first victory against Fordham since 2019. |
| 2024 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team played a high-stakes game against Bucknell on 'Tackle Cancer Day', sponsored by Red Robin in partnership with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The intense match went into double overtime, ultimately ending with Bucknell winning 38-35. |
| 2024 | Junior WR Geoffrey Jamiel had a career-best performance with nine catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns in the game against Bucknell. |
| 2024 | Brycen Edwards secured the win by intercepting Princeton quarterback Blaine Hipa late in the fourth quarter. |
| 2024 | Luke Yoder scored the opening touchdown with a 20-yard run six minutes into the game. |
| 2024 | Lehigh defeated Princeton in a homecoming game, marking their first Ivy League victory since 2016. The game was part of the team's 'Parents Weekend' event. |
| 2024 | Quarterback Geoffrey Jamiel scored a 17-yard passing touchdown in the fourth quarter, extending Lehigh's lead to 14 points. |
| 2024 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team played their first game against LIU Sharks, winning the match and securing back-to-back victories for the first time since 2021. |
| 2024 | First-year quarterback Hayden Johnson threw his first career touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel during the game against LIU. |
| 2024 | Geoffrey Jamiel reached personal milestones by surpassing 100 career receptions and 1,000 receiving yards during the game. |
| 2024 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team secured their largest margin of victory in 17 years, defeating Wagner 49-14 in a dominant home opener. |
| 2024 | Lehigh used three quarterbacks (Dante Perri, Matt Machalik, and Hayden Johnson) in different packages in an attempt to confuse Army's defense. |
| 2024 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks played their season opener against Army, their first meeting since 1995 and first FBS game since 2018. The game resulted in a 42-7 loss for Lehigh. |
| 2024 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team competed in the NCAA Division I FCS football season under head coach Kevin Cahill, representing Lehigh University in the Patriot League and playing home games at Goodman Stadium in Lower Saucon, Pennsylvania. |
| August 21 2020 | Lehigh's College of Health opens, becoming the first in the world to offer undergraduate, graduate, and executive degrees in population health. |
| August 21 2020 | Lehigh's College of Health opens, becoming the first in the world to offer undergraduate, graduate, and executive degrees in population health. |
| 2014 | Lehigh opened the Stabler Campus. |
| 2014 | Lehigh opened the Stabler Campus. |
| May 2012 | Lehigh University received a significant land donation of 755 acres from the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, expanding the university's total campus size to 2,350 acres. |
| May 2012 | Lehigh University received a significant land donation of 755 acres from the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, expanding the university's total campus size to 2,350 acres. |
| March 16 2012 | Lehigh's basketball team achieves a historic NCAA tournament upset, defeating #2 seed Duke Blue Devils 75-70 as a #15 seed, with CJ McCollum scoring 30 points. |
| March 16 2012 | Lehigh's basketball team achieves a historic NCAA tournament upset, defeating #2 seed Duke Blue Devils 75-70 as a #15 seed, with CJ McCollum scoring 30 points. |
| 2010 | Alice P. Gast was named a science envoy by Hillary Clinton. |
| 2010 | Alice P. Gast was named a science envoy by Hillary Clinton. |
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