The 2026 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team will represent Lehigh University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountain Hawks will be coached by first-year head coach Rich Nagy and play at the Goodman Stadium in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Preseason In the 2025 season, Lehigh went undefeated in the regular season but suffered a loss in their first playoff game against Villanova after a first-round bye. Following concerns that their then head coach Kevin Cahill would be poached to a bigger school following this success, Lehigh launched a concerted fundraising effort to infuse the football team with $1 million being raised by private donors, and another $2.5 million donated by the Vandergraft family specifically to pay for the head coach, whose title would be renamed to the "Vandergrift Family Head Football Coach."
Despite this Cahill would leave Lehigh and take up the head coaching job at Yale on February 23, where he worked on their coaching staff for 10 years prior to his 3-season stint as Lehigh's head coach. Defensive coordinator Rich Nagy, who had joined the team at the same time as Cahill, would fill the vacancy and become the program's 31st head coach. Special Team's coordinator Mike Kashurba was promoted to defensive coordinator to fill Nagy's vacancy while offensive coordinator Dan Hunt was also named Associate Head Coach. Other changes to the coaching staff included Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Mike Morita being named Assistant Offensive Coordinator while Defensive Line Coach Jeff Comissiong was promoted to Defensive Run Game Coordinator. On April 21 Nagy named Chip Taylor, the head coach at Hamline for the last 10 years, as the special teams coordinator. In his inaugural press conference Nagy stated his goal for the season was to win another Patriot League title.
Lehigh's training camp closed on April 18. Several of the team's veterans from the prior season, namely wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel, graduated, while wideout Mason Humphrey, running back Jaden Green and backup quarterback Matt Machalik where lost to the transfer portal.
Game summaries
at Holy Cross
Statistics LEHHC First downs 18 21 Plays–yards 58–398 62–391 Rushes–yards 40–281 22–78 Passing yards 117 313 Passing: comp–att–int 9–18–0 25–40–2 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 31:32 28:28 Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Passing Hayden Johnson 9/18, 117 yards, TD Rushing Luke Yoder 21 carries, 130 yards, 3 TD Receiving Anthony Feaster 1 reception, 32 yards Holy Cross Passing David Lynch 25/40, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Joseph Williams 10 carries, 36 yards Receiving Myles Abernathy 9 receptions, 129 yards, TD
at Georgetown
Statistics LEHGTWN First downs 29 12 Plays–yards 73–573 56–239 Rushes–yards 54–302 31–115 Passing yards 271 124 Passing: comp–att–int 16–19–0 12–25–1 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 40:19 19:41 Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Passing Hayden Johnson 16/19, 271 yards, 2 TD Rushing Luke Yoder 17 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD Receiving Anthony Feaster 4 receptions, 113 yards Georgetown Passing Jacob Holtschlag 7/15, 71 yards, INT Rushing Jack Johnson 7 carries, 46 yards Receiving Jayvin Pyle-Thompson 2 receptions, 56 yards
No. 16 William & Mary
Statistics W&MLEH First downs 19 25 Plays–yards 73–342 61–486 Rushes–yards 34–144 51–366 Passing yards 198 120 Passing: comp–att–int 25–39–1 7–10–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 27:42 32:18 Team Category Player Statistics William & Mary Passing Winston Watkins 18/22, 164 yards Rushing Andrew King 11 carries, 78 yards Receiving Kai Austin 10 receptions, 82 yards Lehigh Passing Hayden Johnson 4/6, 84 yards Rushing Luke Yoder 23 carries, 169 yards, 3 TD Receiving Nick Palumbo 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Dartmouth
Statistics DARTLEH First downs 18 20 Plays–yards 59–324 59–291 Rushes–yards 29–62 46–218 Passing yards 262 73 Passing: comp–att–int 17–30–1 10–13–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 28:12 31:48 Team Category Player Statistics Dartmouth Passing Grayson Saunier 17/30, 262 yards, TD, INT Rushing Myles Craddock 13 carries, 33 yards, TD Receiving Nick Lemon 5 receptions, 102 yards Lehigh Passing Derek Morgan 10/13, 73 yards, TD Rushing Luke Yoder 27 carries, 150 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nick Palumbo 6 receptions, 52 yards, TD
at Penn
Statistics LEHPENN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving Penn Passing Rushing Receiving
Fordham
Statistics FORLEH First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Fordham Passing Rushing Receiving Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving
at Cornell
Statistics LEHCOR First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving
at Villanova
Statistics LEHVILL First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving Villanova Passing Rushing Receiving
Bucknell
Statistics BUCKLEH First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Bucknell Passing Rushing Receiving Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving
Colgate
Statistics COLGLEH First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Colgate Passing Rushing Receiving Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving
at Richmond
Statistics LEHRICH First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving Richmond Passing Rushing Receiving
at Lafayette (The Rivalry)
Statistics LEHLAF First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Passing Rushing Receiving Lafayette Passing Rushing Receiving
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