1986 Lehigh Engineers football team
| 1986 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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| Conference | Colonial League |
| Record | 5–6 (2–2 Colonial) |
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| Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Holy Cross $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In the first year of play for the Colonial League, Lehigh tied for second place.
In their first year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Mike Kosko and Joe Uliana were the team captains.[2]
Lehigh's 2–2 conference record tied for second in the five-team Colonial League standings. Against all opponents, the Engineers were outscored 300 to 258.[3]
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | at Holy Cross | L 14–17 | 15,781 | [4] | |||
| September 20 | Colgate |
| W 41–39 | 11,500 | [5] | ||
| September 27 | at Navy* | L 0–41 | 21,388 | [6] | |||
| October 4 | Northeastern* |
| L 20–34 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
| October 11 | No. 5 William & Mary* |
| L 38–44 | 6,000 | [8] | ||
| October 18 | Princeton* |
| W 48–28 | 11,500 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | at No. 16 Delaware* | L 17–28 | 17,685 | [10] | |||
| November 1 | at Towson State* | W 26–21 | 6,241 | [11] | |||
| November 8 | West Chester* |
| W 18–13 | 6,000 | [12] | ||
| November 15 | Bucknell |
| W 17–7 | 8,500 | [13] | ||
| November 22 | at Lafayette | L 23–28 | 17,500 | [14] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 14, 1986). "A Shaky Win for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Will-Weber, Mark (September 21, 1986). "Lehigh 'Earns' 41-39 Nod over Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Will-Weber, Mark (September 28, 1986). "Navy Cruises Past Lehigh on Smith's 4 Scores". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NU's Wishbone Breaks Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 5, 1986. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fairbank, Dave (October 12, 1986). "Tribe Struggles in Wild Victory over Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kloehn, Steve (October 19, 1986). "Fill-In Quarterback Leads Lehigh Past Princeton, 48-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 14-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 26, 1986). "Cashing In When It Counts: Hens Awaken, Rally Past Lehigh 28-17". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reimer, Susan (November 2, 1986). "McMichael Plays Well Off the Bench, but Towson Loses to Lehigh, 26-21". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Seltzer, Robert (November 9, 1986). "W. Chester Falls, 18-13, to Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blum Leads Lehigh, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 16, 1986. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Dumps Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 23, 1986. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.