1988 Lehigh Engineers football team

1988 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Colonial League
Record	6–5 (2–3 Colonial)
Head coach	Hank Small (3rd season)
Captains	Rich Curtis Gregg Wolfson
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium

1988 Colonial League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Holy Cross	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Colgate	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Davidson	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for third in the Colonial League.

In their third year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 6–5 record.^[1] Rich Curtis and Gregg Wolfson were the team captains.^[2]

The Engineers outscored opponents 351 to 300. Their 2–3 conference record placed Lehigh in a three-way tie for third (and for next-to-last) in the six-team Colonial League standings.^[3]

Lehigh played its first year of home games at Murray H. Goodman Stadium on the university's new Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 43–20	1,000	[4]
September 17	at William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 6–14	5,842	[5]
September 24	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 41–16	7,924	[6]
October 1	Cornell*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 27–14	13,000	[7]
October 8	Colgate	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 24–19	11,400	[8]
October 15	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 24–48	16,441	[9]
October 22	Towson State*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 27–22	6,000	[10]
October 29	Columbia*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 56–27	7,250	[11]
November 5	Bucknell	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 32–35	8,523	[12]
November 12	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 26–33	3,512	[13]
November 19	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 45–52	17,500	[14]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. White, Herb (September 11, 1988). "Davidson Falls to Lehigh 43-20". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Denn, Charlie (September 18, 1988). "Tribe Air Show Shoots Down Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lehigh 41, Dartmouth 16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1988. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Fox, John W. (October 2, 1988). "Lehigh Wins 27-14 in Goodman Debut". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lehigh's Early Clout Too Much for Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 9, 1988. pp. 10D, 8D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Reinert, Bob (October 16, 1988). "HC Unleashes Segreti Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Late TD Pass by Lehigh Tops Towson, 27-22". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. October 23, 1988. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lehigh 56, Columbia 27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 1988. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bucknell Upsets Lehigh, 35-32". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1988. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Craig, John (November 13, 1988). "NU Outgains Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Meixell, Ted (November 20, 1988). "Lafayette Wins Offensive Show 52-45; Most Points in 104 Years". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.