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...coach proud. No third down conversions allowed. Less than half as many total yards given up as the opposing defense. Fewer than half as many first downs, too.By any statistical measure, the Crimson defense played well enough to win in Saturday’s 20-13 loss to the Mountain Hawks, keeping the high-flying Lehigh offense out of the endzone all afternoon and only allowing two field goals. There was just one problem—the offense and the special teams each surrendered a touchdown.“It’s very surprising, that you win a football...
Trailing 13-3, Harvard’s defense had finally registered a stop of the Lehigh offense after allowing a pair of field goals. Backed up on their own 20, the Mountain Hawks looked to be giving the Crimson solid field position for a drive to get back in the game. Instead, junior kicker/punter Jason Leo boomed a 66-yard punt that benefited from a generous roll and pinned Harvard inside its own 20 at the 14-yard line...
Lehigh, meanwhile, repeatedly couldn’t capitalize on great field position. After scoring a touchdown on their first punt return, a 54-yard run by Brannan Thomas, the Mountain Hawks were stymied, despite starting two of their first three drives on their own 49-yard line. One of those drives was converted into a field goal, while the other, Lehigh’s first, was fruitless despite being set up by a 45-yard kickoff return by John Kennedy to open the game. The Crimson used a 30-yard kick return by senior cornerback Steven Williams and pair...
...second half, however, was a remarkably different story. Harvard didn’t start any of its nine possessions beyond its own 25-yard line, started inside the 20 five times, and started inside the 10 three times. The Mountain Hawks, meanwhile, started just one drive inside their own 20 and even began one drive in Crimson territory at the 43-yard line. Four of Lehigh’s eight drives began at its 32 or better, giving it a decisive advantage...
...arguably the star of the day for the Mountain Hawks, clearly outplayed his Harvard counterparts. Senior Matt Schindel handled most of the punting duties, punting seven times for a 37.1-yard average and pinning Lehigh inside the 20 just twice, while sophomore Thomas Hull’s one punt traveled 30 yards and was downed at the 11. Leo was 2-for-3 on field goal attempts, while Crimson sophomore Patrick Long was 2-for-4, bringing his season mark to 3-for-7. Long’s final miss, and the last special teams miscue...