The 1981 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
| 1981 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–3 |
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| Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
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| No. 8 Lafayette | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Delaware ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Tennessee State ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their sixth year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled an 8–3 record.[1] Joe Macellara and Larry Michalski were the team captains.[2]
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | Maine |
| W 24–10 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| September 19 | at Colgate | L 14–27 | 5,800 | [4] | ||||
| September 26 | Penn |
| W 58–0 | 11,436 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | at No. 1 Delaware | W 24–21 | 22,784 | [6] | ||||
| October 10 | Connecticut | No. 6 |
| W 21–17 | 11,874 | [7] | ||
| October 17 | at No. 10 New Hampshire | No. 5 | L 12–13 | 17,500 | [8] | |||
| October 24 | at Bucknell | No. 10 | W 18–0 | 8,800 | [9] | |||
| October 31 | Davidson | No. 9 |
| W 69–7 | [1] | |||
| November 7 | Millersville | No. 8 |
| W 40–7 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | at Northeastern | No. 8 | W 23–20 | 3,240 | [11] | |||
| November 21 | Lafayette | No. 6 |
| L 3–10 | 19,000 | [12] | ||
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References edit
- ^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (September 13, 1981). "Lehigh Routs Maine, 24-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (September 20, 1981). "Colgate Tops Lehigh Behind Frosh QB". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shister, Gail (September 27, 1981). "Punchless Penn Falls to Earth -- and Lehigh, 58-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Simmons, Bill (October 4, 1981). "Lehigh Rallies from Big Deficit, Beats Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Tips Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. October 11, 1981. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stevens, New Hampshire Shock Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (October 25, 1981). "Engineers Win 18-0 in a 'Typical' Lehigh-Bucknell Clash". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (November 8, 1981). "Lehigh Romps While Lafayette Falls Short; Engineers Too Tough for II Foe". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ballou, Art (November 15, 1981). "NU Almost Engineers the Big Upset". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (November 22, 1981). "Lafayette Stops Lehigh; Leopards' Defense Ruins Engineers' Bid to Reach Playoffs". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.