Lehigh-#Colgate Gameday Updates from Goodman Stadium: Lehigh 44, Colgate 14

FROM KEITH GROLLER

3:17 p.m.

Fitting ending. Lehigh gets a stop right on the goal line. Your final score, Lehigh 44, Colgate 14. Lehigh may not be saying goodbye to Goodman after all. Could there be a playoff game here on Nov. 27? Three hours ago, I didn't think that was likely. Now it's quite possible.

3:15 p.m.

A pass interference penalty keeps the final Colgate drive alive and it looks like Raiders might tack on a meaningless score here. But make no mistake, this was still a dominant, terrific performance by Lehigh today.

3:07 p.m.

Kind of playing out the string here at Goodman Stadium. Very impressive Lehigh performance, obviously.

Lehigh will go to 6-2 overall, 2-0 in the league with three tough road games left at Holy Cross, Georgetown and Lafayette.

2:53 p.m.

In a blog post last night, I asked if anyone cares about Lehigh football anymore. Well, there were only 6,784 here today for the biggest home game of this 2010 season. As great as the team has played today, that crowd is extremely disappointing.

2:47 p.m.

The Raiders aren't ready to hop on the bus for Hamilton just yet. They get their second TD on a Rizzo scoring pass to a wide open Noah Jackson. This score was set up by the dropped snap on the punt. It's now Lehigh 44-14 with 12:50 left in the third quarter.

2:41 p.m.

As good as offense and defense have been, Mountain Hawks special teams have been dreadful. Punter just dropped snap on a punt and Colgate has ball at the Lehigh 22. It may be nitpicking, and it won't matter today, but special teams better clean things up in time for trip to Holy Cross next week. It's 44-7 after three quarters.

2:37 p.m.

Colgate keeps the ball for more than six minutes, but doesn't get anything out of it. Raiders move to Lehigh 15 and can't get anything on fourth down as Lehigh defense swarms. It's still 44-7 with 2:09 left in the third quarter.

2:26 p.m.

Lum hit Spadola down the seam for 36 yards to the Colgate 1 and Lum keeps it for the final yard on the next play. Lehigh is now ahead 44-7 with 8:53 to go in the third quarter and an amazing day keeps getting more amazing.

2:23 p.m.

Lehigh has the ball back and Spadola just ran for about 20 yards on a reverse. Lehigh offense has been as good today as it has ever been during the Coen or Lembo eras.

2:16 p.m.

A screen pass from Lum to Campbell has Lehigh with a first-and-goal at the Colgate 8, and then Colvin kept for eight yards and another score. Stunning. Just stunning. Offense has been unbelievable. Missed PAT, but it's 37-7 with 11:57 left in the third quarter. That's a 4-play, 73-yard drive.

2:14 p.m.

Lehigh gets an important 3-and-out on defense to start the second half. On first play, Lum hit Drwal for 42 yards and Lehigh is already threatening again.

2:08 p.m.

Halftime nearly over here at Goodman. Everyone still buzzing about how good Lehigh looked in the first half. Lehigh outgained Raiders 257-128 in the first half. Chris Lum was 13-for-16 for 195 yards. Nate Eachus held to 60 yards on 13 carries for Colgate.

1:47 p.m.

A short kickoff by Lehigh led to a short Colgate scoring drive. The Raiders get on the board with a 5-yard TD pass from Rizzo to Chris Looney. It's now 31-7 with 0:35 left in the half and Colgate will get the ball to start the second half, so this one is a long way from being over.

1:38 p.m.

And the rout is officially on. A 9-yard TD pass from Chris Lum to Jake Drwal has made it 31-0 with 3:27 left in the first half. It's hard to remember a better Lehigh performance against a quality opponent.

1:35 p.m.

Lehigh continues to dominate. Gets a sack and a three-and-out. Lehigh gets ball at Colgate 35, 5:24 left in the half. Chance for a knockout blow. Just an amazing performance by the Mountain Hawks so far. I know Colgate doesn't have its starting QB, but still, impressive stuff.

1:30 p.m.

Al Pierce hit Colgate quarterback Steve Rizzo as he threw and Jarard Cribbs picked off the duck and went 46 yards with the interception and incredibly, and I do mean INCREDIBLY, Lehigh leads 24-0 with 7:51 left in the first half.

1:25 p.m.

Four straight pass completions had Lehigh in a first-and-goal situation, but drive stalled there. Tom Randazza kicks a 19-yard field goal and it's a 17-0 Lehigh lead with 9:04 left in the first half. It's an 8-play, 87-yard, 3:20 drive. As good as things are going now, that blown chance may come back to haunt Mountain Hawks.

1:11 p.m.

Now we can say it, what was Colgate thinking going for on fourth-and-short? It backfired because Lehigh took advantage of the short field for a second touchdown. They go 41 yards on three plays and score on wildcat quarterback Mike Colvin's 7-yard TD pass to Alex Wojdowski. It's Lehigh 14-0 with 14:55 left in the first half.

1:06 p.m.

Colgate converted once on fourth-and-short, but Eachus was stopped short on a second fourth-and-short. Lehigh gets the ball at the Colgate 41 and the speedy Spadola breaks off a big run on a reverse to the 11, a 30-yard gain.

1:01 p.m.

Three incompletions and a delay-of-game penalty stalled Lehigh's second possession. Colgate gets its second turn with the ball with 3:36 left in the first quarter.

12:56 p.m.

Without starting quarterback Greg Sullivan, who evidently won't be playing today because of a high ankle sprain, Colgate had a nice opening drive all the way to a first-and-goal at the 3. The drive bogged down there and the Raiders had a 24-yard field goal attempt blocked. So, Lehigh has the ball back and still has that 7-0 lead with 4:30 left in the first quarter.

12:42 p.m.

What a start for Lehigh. Colgate won the toss and deferred. That was a mistake. Lehigh went 72 yards on eight plays and scored on a 16-yard pass from Chris Lum to fullback Sean Farrell. Mountain Hawks did exactly what they needed to do and that's get ahead. Lehigh 7-0. 11:08 left in first quarter

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