In their third year under head coach Pete Lembo, the Mountain Hawks compiled an 8–3 record.
[1] Mike Gregorek, Tom McGeoy, Jermaine Pugh and Michael Taggart were the team captains.
Their 6–1 conference record placed second in the eight-team Patriot League.
[3] The Mountain Hawks were unranked in the preseason Division I-AA national poll.
Two separate win streaks of three games each earned them spots in the top 25, but Lehigh only spent a total of four weeks in the poll.