Lehigh Football Dominates Colgate
Bethlehem, PA - November 7, 2026: Lehigh University started fast Saturday, scoring two touchdowns and three field goals in the first half while the defense continued to be unyielding, on their way to a dominate 33-7 victory over visiting Colgate on a beautiful day at Goodman Stadium.
The workhorse for Lehigh was senior running back Luke Yoder who rushed for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns on 21 carries. It was Yoder's 46th and 47th career rushing touchdown. He set a new Lehigh record with his 47th.
Anthony Feaster hauled in 5 receptions for 82 yards, while quarterback Patrick Coan hit on 13 of 24 attempts for 221 yards and a touchdown. Connor Poole was 4 for 4 on field goals and added 3 PAT’s for 15 points. Poole hit on field goals of 22, 36, 23, and 32 yards.
On defense, Josh Lenart recorded 5 total tackles while teammate Luke Denny recorded 4 total tackles. Lucas Manderbach and Jadin Nelson each recorded a sack for the Mountain hawks. The tough Mountain Hawk defense held Colgate to 77 yards on the ground and the Raiders could only manage conversions on 5 of 13 third downs.
Yoder scored the first touchdown of the game on a 19-yard run at 5:13 of the 1st quarter. Just before the half, Bryce Werner caught a 31-yard touchdown reception from Coan. Lehigh was up 23-0 at the break. Yoder then scored his second touchdown on a 7-yard rush at 10:31 of the 4th quarter.
Colgate was able to prevent the shutout with thirty-four seconds left in the game when quarterback Jackson Kilburg hit P.J. Holmes on a 12-yard reception for the score.
Lehigh controls its own destiny in the Patriot League standings. They have two games remaining in the season before the playoffs. Next week, the Mountain Hawks travel to Richmond, VA where they will face a 6-4 Spiders’ team looking to play spoiler. The following week, they play in the 162nd Rivalry game against always tough Lafayette. Lehigh is 6-1 in the Patriot League standings while Villanova and Holy Cross are right behind with a 5-2 record. Villanova upset Lehigh in week eight and is waiting in the wings.
