EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Luke Yoder rushed for 234 yards and four touchdowns, Hayden Johnson threw for a touchdown and Lehigh finished the regular season unbeaten after a 42-32 victory over Lafayette on Saturday to become back-to-back Patriot League champions.

Lehigh (12-0, 7-0), ranked No. 4 in the FCS coaches' poll, earned the league's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in the 161st meeting of college football’s most-played rivalry. Lehigh’s 17-game regular-season winning streak is the longest in the FCS.

Lehigh trailed 17-14 at halftime before two Yoder touchdowns in the third quarter, the first from 80 yards, put the Mountain Hawks ahead 28-24 entering the fourth. His 6-yard score made it 35-24.

After Lafayette got within 35-32 on a 4-yard touchdown and 2-point conversion, Lehigh went on a

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