Lehigh releases 2020 football schedule

By Kevin Kelley -

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks have released their 2020 football schedule, which features games against Columbia and Yale.

Lehigh published their 2020 football schedule within their game notes for their Saturday contest against Lafayette (h/t Lehigh Football Nation).

Lehigh is scheduled to open the 2020 season with back-to-back games on the road against the Villanova Wildcats on Sept. 5 and the Holy Cross Crusaders on Sept. 12, the latter being their first Patriot League contest of the season.

The Mountain Hawks will open their home schedule with a pair of non-conference games at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pa. Lehigh hosts the Columbia Lions on Sept. 19 and the Long Island Sharks on Sept. 26.

Lehigh then travels to face the Yale Bulldogs on Oct. 3 before returning to Bethlehem to host the Colgate Raiders on Oct. 10.

After their only open date of the season on Oct. 17, Lehigh travels to face the Saint Francis Red Flash on Oct. 24 before hosting consecutive home contests at Goodman Stadium against the Fordham Rams on Oct. 31 and the Bucknell Bison on Nov. 7.

Lehigh will wrap up their 2020 schedule with consecutive road games at the Georgetown Hoyas on Nov. 14 and at the Lafayette Leopards on Nov. 21.

Lehigh dropped four-straight contests to close the 2019 season, including a 17-16 loss to Lafayette today in the 155th Meeting of the Rivalry. The Mountain Hawks finish the season 4-7 overall and 3-3 in Patriot League action.

2020 Lehigh Football Schedule