Yale vs. Lehigh
Saturday, Oct. 19 – 12 p.m.
Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field
New Haven, Conn.
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Team 151 is back in action at home with their third non-conference game on the schedule. Last weekend, the Bulldogs were stunned after a 47-46 defeat at the hands of Dartmouth but look to bounce back against the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh. Kickoff at Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 field is slated for 12 p.m., and the game can be viewed on ESPN+.

What You Need to Know:

• Saturday's match up is the 27th all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and Mountain Hawks. Yale leads the series 19-7.
• The last time these two teams squared off, Yale shut out Lehigh, 34-0, in Bethlehem, Pa.
• The last time that the pair met at the Yale Bowl was a 63-35 victory in favor of Lehigh on Oct. 1, 2016.
• Lehigh has not played a game in 20 days heading into the match up. They last faced Bucknell on Sept. 28 where they fell 38-35.
• The Bulldogs are ranked No. 21 in the FCS in 3rd down conversion with a .452 conversion rate.
• On the defensive end, Abu Kamara is having a productive year, currently ranking first in FCS Football in solo tackles per game (8.5) and ninth in total tackles per game (9.8).
• Lehigh marks the final of a three-game home stint for the Bulldogs, who after this weekend, will turn their attention to two Ivy games on the road – first at Penn – and then Columbia before coming back home.

For the Cup: Yank Townsend Trophy on the Line

• In recognition of competition between Yale (founded 1701) and Lehigh (founded 1865), the lifetime achievements of their graduates, and the generations of families that have attended both universities, the Yank Townsend Trophy is presented to the winner of the Yale-Lehigh football game. 
• Charles Frederick Townsend was the only student from Connecticut to enter the Lehigh Class of 1895, earning the nickname "Yank." He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture and engineering, operated his own firm, Norton & Townsend from 1911-1960, and designed a number of bank buildings and colonial residences. Yank Townsend (1873-1963) was a devotee of Yale and Lehigh Athletics, and today a trophy bearing his name is presented to the winner for the ninth time. 
• Yale initially won the trophy in 2006 and successfully retained it twice, before Lehigh captured the trophy for the first time in 2011 and reclaimed it in 2016. The Bulldogs won the most recent meeting in 2021.

The Series

• Saturday's matchup is the 27th all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and Mountain Hawks. Yale leads the series 19-7. The last time these two teams squared off, Yale shut out Lehigh, 34-0, in Bethlehem, Pa.
• The last time that the pair met at the Yale Bowl was a 63-35 victory in favor of Lehigh on Oct. 1, 2016.  

Scouting Lehigh

• Lehigh sports a record of 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the Patriot League heading into the match up with the Bulldogs.
• When the Mountain Hawks arrive in New Haven on Saturday morning, they will not have played a game in 20 days.
• Their last game was a heartbreaking 38-35 double overtime loss to Bucknell on Sept. 28.
• Going into that tilt, Lehigh had won three-straight. 

Up Next
After the Bulldogs meet the Mountain Hawks this Saturday, they will head to Philadelphia, Pa. on Friday, Oct. 25 to face Penn for their third Ivy game of the season.