Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Lafayette Leopards
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Luke Yoder's 4 TDs lead Lehigh past Lafayette 42-32 to become back-to-back Patriot League champions
Lehigh (12-0, 7-0), ranked No. 4 in the FCS coaches' poll, earned the league's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in the 161st meeting of college football’s most-played rivalry. Lehigh’s 17-game regular-season winning streak is the longest in the FCS.
Lehigh trailed 17-14 at halftime before two Yoder touchdowns in the third quarter, the first from 80 yards, put the Mountain Hawks ahead 28-24 entering the fourth. His 6-yard score made it 35-24.
After Lafayette got within 35-32 on a 4-yard touchdown and 2-point conversion, Lehigh went on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that chewed up more than five minutes and ended in a 1-yard run by Johnson with 1:53 left for a 10-point lead.
Johnson rushed for 64 yards on seven carries for Lehigh, which was coming off a 27-7 win at Colgate in a game that was called due to lightning with 3:54 to play.
Kente Edwards rushed for 157 yards on 41 carries and he scored three times for Lafayette (8-4, 6-1), which entered 6-0 in Patriot League play for the first time in program history. The Leopards finished league action 5-0 in 1988, '92 and ‘94.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Mountain Hawks at Leopards 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:00 | Kente Edwards 1 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:46 | Luke Yoder 29 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:21 | Dean DeNobile 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:32 | Mason Humphrey 77 Yd pass from Hayden Johnson (Connor Poole Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:03 | Jack Simonetta 21 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:42 | Luke Yoder 80 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:46 | Kente Edwards 1 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:48 | Luke Yoder 3 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:20 | Luke Yoder 6 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:14 | Kente Edwards 4 Yd Run (Jason Penza Pass to Mason Kuehner for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:53 | Hayden Johnson 1 Yd Run (Connor Poole Kick) |
Statistics
 LEH |
 LAF |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 2-5 | 3rd down efficiency | 13-18 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 479 | Total Yards | 424 |
| 159 | Passing | 275 |
| 11/16 | Comp/Att | 26/38 |
| 9.9 | Yards per pass | 7.2 |
| 320 | Rushing | 149 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 47 |
| 9.7 | Yards per rush | 3.2 |
| 5-39 | Penalties | 0-0 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:22 | Possession | 35:38 |
Game Information
Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 13,367 · Capacity:
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