1987 Lehigh Engineers football team

1987 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceColonial League
Record5–5–1 (3–1–1 Colonial)
Head coach
Captains
  • Aaron Frantz
  • Kevin Rife
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Holy Cross $ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Colgate 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Davidson 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh finished second in the Colonial League.

In their second year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1]

The Engineers outscored opponents 221 to 201. Lehigh's 3–1–1 conference record placed second in the six-team Colonial League standings.[2]

This was the 74th and final year that Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[3] The following year, Lehigh would open Goodman Stadium on the Goodman Campus; the former Taylor site is now occupied by Lehigh's business school and arts center.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Davidson
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 47–0 [1]
September 19 at Navy*
W 24–9 25,047 [4]
September 26 at No. 1 Holy Cross
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–63 12,500 [5]
October 3 at William & Mary*
L 27–28 5,237 [6]
October 10 at Colgate
W 7–6 6,200 [7]
October 17 at Princeton*
L 15–16 13,800 [8]
October 24 Delaware*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 24–28 14,100 [9]
October 31 at Columbia*
W 26–10 3,415 [10]
November 7 Brown*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 7–10 13,300 [11]
November 14 at Bucknell
T 21–21 4,330 [12]
November 21 at Lafayette
W 17–10 17,000 [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Miner, Bob (November 22, 1987). "Baur Braves Wind, Cold to Break Passing Record in Lafayette's Loss to Lehigh". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Free, Bill (September 20, 1987). "Lehigh Continues Navy's Woes, 24-9". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 18C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Powers, John (September 27, 1987). "HC's Wiley (7 TD Passes) Overwhelms Lehigh, 63-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Hessler, Warner (October 4, 1987). "W&M Beats Lehigh at Wire Again". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Groller, Keith (October 11, 1987). "Defense Shines as Lehigh Nips Colgate 7-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Grumhaus, David Jr. (October 18, 1987). "Princeton Defeats Lehigh, 16-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 25, 1987). "Delaware Ends Lehigh Series with 28-24 Win". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Groller, Keith (November 1, 1987). "Lehigh Extends Columbia Skid". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Groller, Keith (November 8, 1987). "Same Old Story for Lehigh; Brown Gains 10-7 Victory on FG with 0:10 Left". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Baker, Wayne (November 16, 1987). "Bucknell, Lehigh Battle to 21-21 Tie". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. 35, 34 – via Newspapers.com.

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