2021 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

The 2021 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountain Hawks, led by third-year head coach Tom Gilmore, played their home games at Goodman Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.

2021 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Brisson (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kashurba (3rd season)
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium
Uniform

2021 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Holy Cross $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
Colgate		5	–	1					5	–	6
Fordham		4	–	2					6	–	5
Lehigh		3	–	3					3	–	8
Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					2	–	8
Bucknell		0	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 17-10 victory over rival Lafayette led to Lafayette head coach John Garrett getting fired by Lafayette.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Villanova*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA		L 3–47	4,101
September 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 3–31	6,003
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Princeton*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA		L 0–32	7,050
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY		L 3–30	2,684
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Yale*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA		L 0–34	3,528
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 0–20	4,278
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field The Bronx, NY	ESPN+	L 28–35	0
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	L 12–30	3,211
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	W 38–6	1,376
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 23–9	2,984
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 17–10	12,962
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time