FCS

Lehigh

Mountain Hawks · Patriot

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#13

Among 128 teams · ▼3 since Week 7

Record

6-2

6-2 vs. FCS

Power rating

+6.52

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−4.06

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Lehigh is 6-2 and ranks No. 13 of 128 FCS teams, down 3 spots from Week 7. Its +6.5 power rating is 7.8 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 93rd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Lehigh is 0.5 ahead, 19th in résumé rank.

Best win: 24–20 over Dartmouth. Worst loss: 18–24 to Villanova as an 80% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 3, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Bucknell on Sat, Oct 31. Lehigh is a 33.7-point favorite with a 96% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Bucknell
Home

Lehigh by 33.7

Lehigh 96% · Bucknell 4%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 7 after Week 1 to No. 13 after Week 8.151015Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#13
Week 8: No. 13 · +6.52 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 17+10.59
Week 23+12.24
Week 36+10.11
Week 45+10.72
Week 53+10.89
Week 64+11.27
Week 710+8.56
Week 813+6.52

Game results

8 games · 2026
Lehigh results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Villanova #66
L18–24Upset80%−3.32
at Cornell #25
L38–4864%+3.97
Fordham #114
W34–093%−11.01
W20–7—−2.31
W24–20—−0.67
W44–2073%−10.87
at Georgetown #81
W45–14—−5.34
at Holy Cross #68
W35–10—−3.99
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Patriot
Patriot power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
13down 36-2
+6.52
#19−4.06+14.4
30down 44-4
+2.39
#53−0.88+4.0
50up 26-2
−0.22
#23−4.81-3.5
66up 124-4
−3.32
#66−4.31-3.4
68up 173-5
−3.99
#73−1.35-6.9
81down 83-4
−5.34
#68−2.59-5.7
82up 83-4
−5.42
#80−5.77-5.9
113down 13-5
−10.87
#95−3.75-14.9
114down 82-7
−11.01
#116−0.91-15.4
119down 41-7
−14.54
#121−4.80-16.8