Colgate at Lehigh - Game Thread

[TheValleyRaider]

We're about 2 hours from kickoff at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, PA

Colgate Raiders, 4-3 (1-1)
at
Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 5-2 (1-0)

Last Weekend
Colgate - L vs Holy Cross 31-24
Lehigh - W vs Bucknell 32-10

All-Time Series: Colgate 27-19-2
Streak: Colgate, 3 Wins
Last Meeting: Colgate, 27-20, in Hamilton (2009)

Coaches
Colgate - Dick Biddle, 15th Season, 117-54
Lehigh - Andy Coen, 5th Season, 25-26

Media Links from GoColgateRaiders.com

Audio from TeamLine: http://www.teamline.cc/teampage?teamcode=2007

LiveStats from Lehigh: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/lehigh.portal

Live Video from Lehigh: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/lehigh.portal

Next Weekend
Colgate - vs Lafayette
Lehigh - at Holy Cross

Let's Go 'Gate!

[TheValleyRaider]

Well, this doesn't look good. Sullivan, the sole captain, is not out for the coin toss, and will not play due to a sprained ankle xeekx

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate to kickoff, Colborne's kick taken by Kennedy returned to the 37, but there is a flag. Holding against Lehigh, ball pushed back to the 28. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

Colgate 0
Lehigh 0
Start 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh's passing game moves right down the field, Farrell open for a pass from Lum, and he takes it in, TOUCHDOWN. PAT is up and GOOD

7-0 Lehigh
11:08 1st

['Gate93]

Down 7-0 only 3 min in.
Have our work cut out for us against the pass

[crusader11]

Lehigh sure made that look easy driving right down the field. The connection between Lum and Spadola is certainly a good one.

['Gate93]

Lehigh always kicks to the corner
Makes it hard for any team to break out

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh's kickoff goes out of bounds, so Colgate will start at the 40. Rizzo comes out to lead the offense, Sullivan is not even in uniform. 1st and 10 Raiders

7-0 Lehigh
11:08 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate gets down to the Lehigh 35, looking at 4th and 2. They'll stay on the field, and Eachus plows his way to the 15. Raiders move the sticks...

[TheValleyRaider]

Facing 3rd and Goal at the 9, Colgate takes a TimeOut rather than a Delay of Game penalty

7-0 Lehigh
5:19 1st

['Gate93]

No points in the red zone
more of the same on special teams
really needed an answer to the lehigh drive

[TheValleyRaider]

3rd down pass is high, incomplete. Colborne comes on for the 26 yard FG attempt. Kick is BLOCKED, NO GOOD. Lehigh takes over at the 20. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

7-0 Lehigh
5:09 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh picks up a first, but stalls after that. Punt gets off, bounces out of bounds at the 21. 1st and 10 Raiders

7-0 Lehigh
4:15 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Rizzo's pass to Looney is just shy of the 1st, 4th and Inches upcoming, and the offense stays on the field. Eachus hits the line, and pushes forward for the first. The drive continues

[TheValleyRaider]

Another 4th and 1, another conversion attempt...Eachus takes the handoff, but cannot make it. TURNOVER ON DOWNS. Lehigh takes over at the Colgate 41. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

7-0 Lehigh
0:52 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Big play off a reverse for Lehigh sets them up in the red zone, 2nd down upcoming as the clock expires

Colgate 0
Lehigh 7
End 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

First play of the quarter, play-action, Lum finds a wide open Colvin, TOUCHDOWN. Rendazza's PAT is GOOD

14-0 Lehigh
14:55 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Randazza's kickoff taken by Jackson at the 5, gets out to the 42. 1st and 10 Raiders

14-0 Lehigh
14:47 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate cannot convert on a 3rd down, Goldszak to punt. Kick bounces and rolls out at the 12. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

14-0 Lehigh
12:24 2nd

[crusader11]

Colgate has absolutely zero answer for Lehigh's passing attack. Their best defense is Greg Sullivan and Nate Eachus as they grind out the clock and control the game.

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh sets up down at the Colgate 2, 3rd down upcoming. The Hawks take their 1st TimeOut to talk about it

14-0 Lehigh
9:12 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colvin tries a run out of the TimeOut, but he doesn't make it, 4th down. Randazza lines up a 19 yard FG attempt, the kick is up and GOOD

17-0 Lehigh
9:04 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Randazza's kickoff goes out of bounds, once again spotted at the 40. 1st and 10 Raiders

17-0 Lehigh
9:04 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

On 3rd down, Rizzo under pressure, looks for Eachus, and it's INTERCEPTED by Cribbs, and he'll take it to the house, TOUCHDOWN. Randazza's PAT is up and GOOD

24-0 Lehigh
7:51 2nd

[crusader11]

Looks like the Patriot League Championship will be decided next weekend at Fitton Field.

[TheValleyRaider]

Squib kick by Randazza returned by Marshall up to the 32. 1st and 10 Raiders

24-0 Lehigh
7:46 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate's offense is in disarray, 4th and very long upcoming. Goldszak's punt bounces out of bounds at the Colgate 35. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

24-0 Lehigh
5:24 2nd

[crusader11]

Is Lehigh this good?

[TheValleyRaider]

Lum finds an open man, Drwal at the 5, and he takes it in, TOUCHDOWN. Randazza's PAT is up and GOOD

31-0 Lehigh
3:27 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Randazza's kickoff squibbed, taken at the 40, returned to the 42. 1st and 10 Raiders

31-0 Lehigh
3:23 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate moving finally, down to the 5, 2nd TimeOut taken

31-0 Lehigh
0:41 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Rizzo looks, finds Looney, TOUCHDOWN! First career score for Looney, and the Raiders are on the board. PAT from Colborne is up and GOOD!

31-7 Lehigh
0:35 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colborne squibs it, fallen on at the 34. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

31-7 Lehigh
0:35 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Lum will just kneel out the clock, take it into the locker room

Colgate 7
Lehigh 31
Halftime

['Gate93]

Is Lehigh this good?

Lehigh is this good...
and Colgate is this bad today
sorry we couldn't make it more of a game 1st half
would like to see hasenberg as QB

[TheValleyRaider]

Worst half this season for the Raiders. No defensive answer for the Hawks, and outside of the first and last drives no movement on offense. The loss of Sullivan and Rosnick hurts, preventing movement, but if the defense won't stop anyone, then we have no shot

Regroup in the locker room, and come out scoring to start the 2nd half, and we might have a shot of getting back into this one, but that's a long shot right now

Don't see the point in switching QBs right now, though I doubt Biddle goes there. Rizzo got a TD to end the half, let's see if we can build on that momentum, at least a little bit...

[TheValleyRaider]

Back for the 2nd Half

Randazza to kickoff. Ball bounces into the endzone for a touchback, ball to the 20. 1st and 10 Raiders

Colgate 7
Lehigh 31
Start 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate only manages a 3 and out to start the half. Goldszak's punt taken by Cribbs at the 35, returned to the 47, but there's a flag. Block in the Back, ball back to the 27. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

31-7 Lehigh
13:41 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh picks up right where they left off, Colvin finishes off the drive with an 8 yard run, TOUCHDOWN. Randazza's PAT is missed, NO GOOD

37-7 Lehigh
11:57 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Randazza kicks off to Jackson at the 8, returned to the 27. 1st and 10 Raiders

37-7 Lehigh
11:50 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Another 3 and out for Colgate. Goldszak's punt downed at the Lehigh 36. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

37-7 Lehigh
10:25 3rd

['Gate93]

At least we avoided the shutout. Great game by Lehigh
Rizzo looks like a deer in headlights
heartbreaking, demoralizing loss today
Hope we can rebound next week
600th win was a hex ;-)

[TheValleyRaider]

Another big play drive is capped off by Lum diving forward for the TOUCHDOWN. PAT from Randazza is up and GOOD

44-7 Lehigh
8:53 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Kickoff taken by Jackson from the end zone, gets to the 24. 1st and 10 Raiders

44-7 Lehigh
8:47 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Raider offense makes a cameo, driving down to the 15. 4th and 6 upcoming, offense stays on the field. Rizzo tucks, but goes down at the 21, TURNOVER ON DOWNS. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

44-7 Lehigh
2:16 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh's offense doesn't move too much, forced to punt. Snap is low and the punter is tackled at the 39, TURNOVER ON DOWNS! 1st and 10 Raiders

44-7 Lehigh
0:08 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Handoff to Eachus goes up the middle for 12 to the 22 as the clock expires

Colgate 7
Lehigh 44
End 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

On 3rd and long, Rizzo finds Jackson open on the post, TOUCHDOWN!! Colborne's PAT is up and GOOD!!

44-14 Lehigh
12:50 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Kickoff from Colborne is fumbled at the 13, but picked up by Lehigh and stopped at the 11. 1st and 10 Mountain Hawks

44-14 Lehigh
12:43 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh's drive stalls near midfield. Big punt from Smith taken by Marshall at the 5, and he's hit immediately. 1st and 10 Raiders

44-14 Lehigh
7:46 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate moves out to the 29, but will have to punt. Goldszak's kick taken by Cribbs at the 30, no return

44-14 Lehigh
4:36 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh goes to midfield, Smith punts again. Fair catch by Marshall at the 13. 1st and 10 Raiders

44-14 Lehigh
1:45 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

A late hit penalty plus some big plays moves Colgate down to the Lehigh 16, where they take a TimeOut. 2nd and 12 upcoming

44-14 Lehigh
0:34 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

On 4th down, Rizzo's pass intended for Mputu, but he's interfered with. 1st and Goal for the Raiders at the 3

44-14 Lehigh
0:15 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Jackson stopped for now game, Colgate takes a TimeOut to try and get a score

44-14 Lehigh
0:07 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Rizzo flushed, stopped for no gain, and the clock runs out

Colgate 14
Lehigh 44
Final

[TheValleyRaider]

Well, that sucked. No answer defensively, no movement offensively, just a poor effort all around. Some of the offense's woes can be excused by Rizzo getting his first career start, but overall just a long long day for the Raiders. Promising season now ends after the next 3 weeks....

[Fordham]

Holy crap!

Congrats engineer fans! This is the kind of domination that can really propel a team.

[Bogus Megapardus]

If you want to the most atrocious football game ever played, everyone here should now go have a look at Lafayette/Bucknell.

You guys will have no trouble whatsoever.

BTW - O'Neil was pulled before the half for ineffective play for Lafayette. Quilling is in.

[RichH2]

great win for Lehigh, totally decimated Gate D. Missing Sullivan made game very tough for Raiders. Eachus is great but he cant do it alone. Sullivan certainly would have kept game closer, but Gate D too porous to passing for them to beat us when lum has a good game. Lucky for us he is finally starting to play up to his ability

[ngineer]

Watching this game from the stands today was like a time warp watching the old "Air Lehigh" of old. Receivers were wide open all over and Lum had all day to pass. We also showed a bit of a run game as well later as we had the lead. No question the lack of Sullivan hurt the 'gate offense, but in the long run I don't think that made a difference in the outcome. The defense was stoked and applied good pressure today and everyone followed their positions. Some great calls by Cecchini with the reverses with Spadola who is becoming a real weapon. Back up QB Colvin also was sharp with the TD pass to the TE off the fake run. Screens were called at the right time when 'gate was blitzing.. All in all it was the most dominating win by Lehigh in years when both the O and D turned in 'A' games.

This really sets the table for next week up in Worcester. I can't wait to get on the bus!

[Go...gate]

Seems to me that, on top of everything else, Lehigh was due against us.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Seems to me that, on top of everything else, Lehigh was due against us.

I agree that Lehigh was due to some extent. Given how competitive this series has been the last 12 years it would have been hard to believe one team would win 4 straight.

Lehigh faces the same thing next week against HC. The last time the Hawks beat the Crusaders was 2006. As it stands now HC the defending champ and they control their destiny. Their at home and they wear the bulls-eye.

This Lehigh team seems to be on a mission. Next week will be interesting.

['Gate93]

Would rather see Lehigh win the league and spread the title wealth. Won't be easy in Worcester with their 13 game unbeaten streak at home. Well-deserved win, congrats.

[heath]

Just got back from Bethlehem,meet an old Colgate grad that I had not seen for a few and had a great time.(he didn't)Went to Brew Works friday night and saw downtown area. Even bumped into a few guys off the '77 championship team. Got to tailgate by 10:30 next morning and meet a lot of nice people including the Southside Booster group.The view walking in to Goodman is awesome,even got to sit on home side with pretty good seats(I expected a bigger crowd) Lehighs passing game and run defense were very impressive,just need to work on kickoffs.Enjoyed the day and finished it off by going to sports bar-Starters.Thanks to all in the area,was a great weekend and good luck the remaining 3.