The 2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an

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team that represented

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epis ...

during the

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. Lehigh finished third in the

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. In their third year under head coach

Andy Coen Andy Coen (June 20, 1964 – April 15, 2022) was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks football team in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a position he held from 2006 until 2018. Coen grew up ...

, the Mountain Hawks compiled a 5–6 record. Kevin Bayani, Tim Diamond, Matt McGowan and Brendan VanAckeren were the team captains. The Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 282 to 231. Their 4–2 conference record placed third out of seven in the Patriot League standings. Lehigh played its home games at

Goodman Stadium Goodman Stadium is Lehigh University's 16,000-seat stadium located on its Goodman Campus in Lower Saucon Township. It opened in 1988, replacing Taylor Stadium, which stood in the main academic campus from 1914 until 1987. The former Taylor Stadiu ...

on the university's Goodman Campus in

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Lehigh Mountain Hawks football The Lehigh Mountain Hawks football program represents Lehigh University in college football. Lehigh competes as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level as members of the Patriot League. The Mountain Hawks play their home games ...