Bethlehem, PA -- Lehigh has named Andy Coen its new head football coach, replacing Pete Lembo, who left the Mountain Hawks to take over the head coaching vacancy at Elon.

Coen spent six seasons as an assistant at Lehigh and was the program's offensive coordinator from 1996-99. He then left for Penn and had been running the offense for the Quakers for the past six seasons.

"Andy is the kind of person who will genuinely relate to people in and around the program," said Lehigh Dean of Athletics Joe Sterrett. "He is a very emotional, inspiring and passionate leader, and comes highly-regarded by a number of other coaches. He demonstrated during his prior service at Lehigh that he is a great institutional fit."

In his six seasons with Penn, Coen helped the Quakers to three Ivy League titles, and the team's offense ranked at or near the top of the league's statistical charts.

Coen's first stop at Lehigh included a pair of Patriot League crowns.