The Mountain Hawks were led by first-year head coach Kevin Cahill and played home games at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

[1][2][3] During his introductory press conference, Cahill stated that his primary goal as head coach was to simply win games and end the long streak of losing seasons that Lehigh had endured.

[9] Cahill has focused on building a new culture for the Mountain Hawks, seeking to create a "Lehigh Way" and improve team bonding.

He has also sought to improve Lehigh's football culture, which has been suffering with declining attendance during the long losing streaks of the last half decade, by driving for more alumni and Bethlehem resident engagement.

[10][11] The Mountain Hawks' spring training ended on April 22 with their annual Brown and White game with sophomore Brayten Silbor being named the team's starting quarterback.

The Mountain Hawks' quarterback Brayton Silbor struggled with two interceptions early, but finished 23-for-38 with 206 yards and a late fourth quarter touchdown.

Coach Cahill praised his team's effort, but also stated the team should never have gotten into the onside situation, saying that “We fought hard, and we lost by three points — that’s a loser’s mentality, (Nobody) in that locker room has that mentality and not one guy in that locker room was excited about what just happened.”[20][21] Dartmouth's longtime head coach, Buddy Teevens, died from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident in March just days before the game at the age of 66.

Sammy McCorkle served as the teams' full season interim head coach and lead the Big Green in a remembrance game against the Mountain Hawks.

Lehigh would try to answer with a late fourth quarter touchdown off a 17-play drive as well as intercepting Dartmouth's Dylan Cadwallader, however, the Mountain hawks would fall well short, losing 34–17.

In an attempt to kick-start their offense, the mountain hawks pulled starting Quarterback Brayten Silbor for Senior Dante Perri in the third quarter.

[32] Lehigh's conference opener began with a 52-yard scoring drive for the visiting Mountain Hawks, capped with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Brayten Silbor to Junior Dylan McFadden.

The Mountain Hawks held a 35–24 lead early in the fourth quarter but in just two minutes the Rams would score a touchdown and field goal to tie the game 35-35.

The Hoyas would improve their series record against the Mountain Hawks to 22–2, marking just the second time since they joined the Patriot League where they have beaten Lehigh.

Mountain Hawk quarterback Brayten Silbor left the game after a 1-yard rush in the second quarter and did not return, being replaced by Dante Perri.

[46][47][48] The 159th meeting of The Rivalry saw the underdog Mountain Hawks jump to an early lead but suffered a total offensive meltdown, with the first drive of the second half seeing Lehigh's Dante Perri throw an interception.