In their second year under head coach Pete Lembo, the Mountain Hawks compiled an 8–4 record.
[3] The fourth-place finish broke a four-year streak of conference championships for Lehigh.
6 in the preseason national Division I-AA poll, and remained ranked until the final game of the season.
2 in the poll released September 10 (a bye week for Lehigh), but scattered losses throughout the year saw the team drop steadily.
Following their rivalry loss to Lafayette, the Mountain Hawks were unranked in the season-ending poll, and did not participate in the national playoffs for the first time since 1997.