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LEH

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Lehigh

latest conference era: Patriot

Loaded Seasons41
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2025 | +16.3
Best Finish#103 in 2025
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +16.3 PWR −6.6 2016: 9-3, margin +143, power −1.2, resume 74 / 100, final rank #1722017: 5-7, margin -62, power −4.8, resume 15 / 100, final rank #2182018: 3-8, margin -203, power −4.5, resume 3 / 100, final rank #2222019: 4-7, margin -62, power −6.6, resume 16 / 100, final rank #2332021: 3-8, margin -158, power −3.1, resume 17 / 100, final rank #2452022: 2-9, margin -136, power +6.0, resume 26 / 100, final rank #2432023: 2-9, margin -140, power +5.8, resume 25 / 100, final rank #2512024: 9-4, margin +90, power +12.0, resume 72 / 100, final rank #1692025: 12-1, margin +232, power +16.3, resume 94 / 100, final rank #1032026: 7-2, margin +116, power +12.9, resume 61 / 100, final rank #155 2016: 9-3, margin +143, power −1.2, resume 74 / 100, final rank #172−1.22017: 5-7, margin -62, power −4.8, resume 15 / 100, final rank #218−4.82018: 3-8, margin -203, power −4.5, resume 3 / 100, final rank #222−4.52019: 4-7, margin -62, power −6.6, resume 16 / 100, final rank #233−6.62021: 3-8, margin -158, power −3.1, resume 17 / 100, final rank #245−3.12022: 2-9, margin -136, power +6.0, resume 26 / 100, final rank #243+6.02023: 2-9, margin -140, power +5.8, resume 25 / 100, final rank #251+5.82024: 9-4, margin +90, power +12.0, resume 72 / 100, final rank #169+12.02025: 12-1, margin +232, power +16.3, resume 94 / 100, final rank #103+16.32026: 7-2, margin +116, power +12.9, resume 61 / 100, final rank #155+12.9 20169-320175-720183-820194-720213-820222-920232-920249-4202512-120267-2

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 41

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +11.4

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +1.5

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 3.4

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2025 | +16.3

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2025

The last season that closed stronger was 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2025 | #103

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2025 | 94 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #7 | Power #2

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 73th | Power 95th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2025 | 12-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #155 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 7-2
Program baseline +11.4 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 3.4 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2025 Season

Ended at power +16.3, record 12-1, and final loaded-board rank #103.

Best Loaded Resume

2025 Season

Resume 94 / 100 with 12 wins and a 92% win rate.

Best Record

12-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2025, with a margin of +232.

Roughest Loaded Season

2023 Season

2-9 with power +5.8 and margin -140.

Best resume season

2025 | 94 / 100

Latest versus standard

+1.5

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

41 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 PatriotFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 7-2 #155 +12.9 61 +116 Open team page
2025 PatriotFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 12-1 #103 +16.3 94 +232 Program view
2024 PatriotFCS In range 9-4 #169 +12.0 72 +90 Program view
2023 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #251 +5.8 25 −140 Program view
2022 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #243 +6.0 26 −136 Program view
2021 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #245 −3.1 17 −158 Program view
2019 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #233 −6.6 16 −62 Program view
2018 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #222 −4.5 3 −203 Program view
2017 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #218 −4.8 15 −62 Program view
2016 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-3 #172 −1.2 74 +143 Program view
2015 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #227 −5.2 28 −33 Program view
2014 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #231 −5.8 9 −80 Program view
2013 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-3 #203 −2.7 30 +6 Program view
2012 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-1 #169 −1.5 54 +93 Program view
2011 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 11-1 #124 +2.6 79 +184 Program view
2010 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-3 #159 +0.7 60 +55 Program view
2009 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #184 −2.3 30 −4 Program view
2008 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #172 −0.3 42 +51 Program view
2007 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #175 −0.9 24 +19 Program view
2006 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #151 +1.1 32 +77 Program view
2005 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-3 #128 +2.4 62 +171 Program view
2004 PatriotFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-3 #140 +0.7 64 +152 Program view
2003 PatriotFCS In range 8-3 #-- -- -- +145 Program view
2002 PatriotFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +11 Program view
1995 PatriotFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −33 Program view
1987 ColonialFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +15 Program view
1986 ColonialFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −41 Program view
1984 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −17 Program view
1983 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- −29 Program view
1981 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- +45 Program view
1980 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +29 Program view
1979 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- +17 Program view
1978 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 2-1 #-- -- -- +27 Program view
1977 Independent DIIDII In range 2-1 #-- -- -- +2 Program view
1976 Independent DIIDII In range 1-3 #-- -- -- −19 Program view
1975 Independent DIIDII In range 3-1 #-- -- -- +35 Program view
1974 Independent DIIDII In range 1-2 #-- -- -- −10 Program view
1973 Independent DIIDII In range 1-2 #-- -- -- +7 Program view
1972 College Division IndependentsFBS In range 0-4 #-- -- -- −44 Program view
1971 College Division IndependentsFBS In range 1-2 #-- -- -- −2 Program view
1970 College Division IndependentsFBS In range 1-3 #-- -- -- −53 Program view