Bulldogs Journey To Pennsylvania For Matchup With No. 8 Lehigh

Yale vs. No. 8 Lehigh
Saturday, Oct. 4 – 12 p.m.
Goodman Stadium
Bethlehem, Pa. 
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Team 152 improved to 2-0 on the season with an exhilarating 41-24 victory over the Cornell Big Red on the Yale Bowl final week. The Bulldogs at the moment are getting ready to go on the street to play No. 8 Lehigh (5-0). Kickoff is scheduled for midday.

What’s New

• The Ivy League named Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye the convention’s Defensive Player of the Week after a efficiency towards Cornell the place he racked up a career-high 17 complete tackles, essentially the most by a Yale defender since Foye Oluokun had 16 towards Colgate in 2014.
• Josh Pitsenberger recorded his second straight sport with three speeding touchdowns, ending with 142 yards on 28 carries. His three scores moved him previous Dick Jauron and right into a tie for fifth on Yale’s profession speeding touchdowns record with Zane Dudek (28).
• Pitsenberger additionally moved into ninth on Yale’s profession speeding yards record, now with 2,133 yards in 27 profession video games.
• Noah Piper’s 50-yard subject objective towards Cornell is tied for the third-longest in Yale historical past, and the longest made by a Bulldog since Tom Mante hit a 54-yarder towards Cornell on Sept. 26, 2009.
• The Yale protection pressured 5 turnovers for the primary time since 2012. 
• After defeating Cornell, Yale obtained votes within the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll for the second-straight week. Harvard and Dartmouth have been the 2 different Ivy League groups to obtain votes.

The Series

• Yale has confronted off towards the Mountain Hawks 13 instances since 2000, hanging onto an 8-5 report in these video games. Yale is 4-3 at Lehigh’s Goodman Stadium since 2000, successful its final three video games there in 2015, 2017 and 2021.
• Lehigh is one in all Yale’s oldest opponents, first assembly in 1890, when the Bulldogs took down the then-named Engineers 26-0. 
• This matchup would be the first time since 1975 when each Yale and its third opponent of the season are undefeated going into their matchup. That season, each Yale and Brown have been 2-0 earlier than taking part in one another.

The Last Matchup

• In 2024, the Bulldogs defeated Lehigh 38-23 on the Yale Bowl. The Yale protection pressured 4 turnovers (three interceptions, one fumble restoration) within the victory.

Scouting Lehigh

• The Mountain Hawks have been picked first within the 2025 Patriot League Preseason Poll, incomes 13 of 16 first-place votes. Lehigh has lived as much as its preseason billing, beginning the season with five-straight wins, together with a 44-30 victory towards Ivy League opponent Penn this previous week, bumping the Mountain Hawks as much as No. 8 in the newest AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. 
• Lehigh is off to its first 5-0 begin since 2012, when the crew started the 12 months 9-0 earlier than ending 10-1. The crew is seeking to win back-to-back Patriot League titles for the primary time since 2016 and 2017.
• The Mountain Hawk offense is led by sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson, who at present has 898 passing yards and 9 passing touchdowns on the season on prime of 101 speeding yards. Johnson’s favourite receiver is Geoffrey Jamiel, who at present has 32 catches for 457 yards and three touchdowns in 2025. 
• The crew’s backfield is headlined by the one-two punch of Luke Yoder and Jaden Green, who’ve mixed for 1,036 speeding yards and 9 speeding touchdowns in 5 video games. Lehigh is at present fourth within the nation in speeding offense, with 247.6 yards per sport this season. 
• The Lehigh protection is led by linebacker Brycen Edwards, who at present leads the crew with 36 complete tackles (25 solo, 11 assisted). Defensive again Mekhai Smith is the one Mountain Hawk to have an interception this season, however he has recorded 4 in 5 video games. 

Up Next
Yale will as soon as once more go on the street to tackle Dartmouth on Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m.