Weekly Notes | Holy Cross Football at No. 4 Lehigh

Holy Cross (1-8, 1-3 PL) at No. 4 Lehigh (9-0, 4-0 PL)
Saturday, Nov. 8
12 p.m. ET Kickoff
Goodman Stadium | Bethlehem, Pa.

The Holy Cross football team will travel to face No. 4 Lehigh on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Patriot League action. Kickoff at Goodman Stadium is scheduled for 12 p.m.

This marks the third time that the Crusaders will face a ranked opponent this season, with previous matchups against then-No. 5/6 Rhode Island (Sept. 13) and then-No. 25 Harvard (Oct. 4). This will be Holy Cross’ first road matchup against a ranked opponent since the 2022 season.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the 41st meeting between the Crusaders and the Mountain Hawks on the gridiron, with Lehigh leading the all-time series at 20-19-1. The teams first met on Nov. 8, 1924 — exactly 101 years prior to Saturday's matchup.

SERIES QUICK FACTS   
Overall | Lehigh leads, 20-19-1
In Bethlehem | Holy Cross leads, 11-9
At Goodman Stadium | Holy Cross leads, 11-7
Current Win Streak | Lehigh, one game
First Matchup | 1924 (tied, 3-3)
Dan Curran vs. Lehigh | 0-3   
Kevin Cahill vs. Holy Cross | 1-1
In Overtime | 0-0

WITH A WIN, HOLY CROSS WOULD…

Improve to 26-5 in Patriot League contests in the 2020s
Improve to 35-8 in Patriot League action since 2018
Win its seventh game against Lehigh in their last eight matchups
Win its fifth straight game at Goodman Stadium (Holy Cross has not lost at Lehigh since 2017)
Earn its first win over a top-10 opponent since 2017 (51-26 vs. #9 New Hampshire, 9/16/17)
Defeat a ranked opponent for the first time 2022 (35-19, #15 New Hampshire, 12/3/22)
Defeat a ranked opponent for the fourth time since 2021

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