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Yoder sets Lehigh career rushing record, ties TD mark in 31-30 win over Bucknell

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 31). Yoder sets Lehigh career rushing record, ties TD mark in 31-30 win over Bucknell. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/yoder-sets-lehigh-career-rushing-record-ties-td-mark-in-31-30-win-over-bucknell/article_5f5f3b7d-a8f6-574a-aa00-637b70bea129.html

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In a tight game, Luke Yoder set the career rushing record at Lehigh with 183 yards and tied for most touchdowns in school history during their 31-30 victory over Bucknell on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks barely won when Luke Denny deflected a two-point conversion pass from Bucknell with just two seconds left, sealing their seventh win of the season. Yoder’s performance included 632 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in four career games against Bucknell.
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On October 31, 2026, Luke Yoder set the Lehigh career rushing record with 183 yards in a 31-30 victory over Bucknell. He also tied for the most running touchdowns at 46 by scoring two more during the game. The Mountain Hawks ended their two-game losing streak when Luke Denny batted down a two-point conversion pass from Bucknell with just two seconds left on the clock. Yoder's performance was crucial, accounting for over half of Lehigh’s total offensive yards (318). In four career games against Bucknell, Yoder has rushed for 632 yards and eight touchdowns.

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BETHLEHEM Bison Bucknell Lehigh the Mountain Hawks

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Bucknell ORG · 4× Yoder PERSON · 4× Bison ORG · 2× Lehigh ORG · 2× the Mountain Hawks ORG · 2× BETHLEHEM GPE · 1× Dom Bragalone PERSON · 1× Luke Denny PERSON · 1× Luke Yoder PERSON · 1× Pa. GPE · 1×

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But Emmett Dowling drove the Bison 75 yards in 13 plays, hitting Sam Milligan for a 19-yard touchdown one play after converting on his second fourth-down play with a pass to JJ Gomez. Yoder helped the No. 19 team in the Stats Perform Football Championship Subdivision end a two-game losing streak.
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Luke Yoder ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns, becoming Lehigh’s all-time leading rusher and tied for the most running touchdowns, but the Mountain Hawks didn’t beat Bucknell 31-30 until Luke Denny batted down a two-point conversion pass with two seconds left on Saturday. asserted
Denny → run → Saturday
Yoder, who has 4,338 yards to surpass Dom Bragalone (2019), broke the record and tied Bragalone atop the Mountain Hawks’ career rushing touchdown list at 46 with an 11-yard TD run with 3:09 to play. asserted
who → have → 3:09
A fourth-down sack by Jadin Nelson at the Bucknell 20 led to a Connor Poole field goal with 1:50 to go. asserted
sack → lead → 1:50
But Emmett Dowling drove the Bison 75 yards in 13 plays, hitting Sam Milligan for a 19-yard touchdown one play after converting on his second fourth-down play with a pass to JJ Gomez. Yoder helped the No. 19 team in the Stats Perform Football Championship Subdivision end a two-game losing streak. asserted
team → drive → streak
Yoder’s 183 yards was more than half of the 318 yards the Mountain Hawks (7-2, 5-1 Patriot League) gained. asserted
Hawks → gain → yards
In four career games against Bucknell, Yoder rushed for 632 yards and eight touchdowns. asserted
Yoder → rush → yards
Milligan also had a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown for the Bison (1-8, 0-6), who had 416 yards. asserted
who → have → yards
He threw a 28-yard pass to Jackson Nowinski for a 7-0 lead and went 19-yards after a backwards swing pass for a 24-21 lead midway through the fourth quarter. asserted
He → throw → quarter
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