1989 Lehigh Engineers football team

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1989 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceColonial League
Record5–6 (1–3 Colonial)
Head coach
Captains
  • Vance Cassell
  • John Masonis
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Holy Cross $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colgate 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for last in the Colonial League.

In their fourth year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Vance Cassell and John Masonis were the team captains.[2]

Despite posting a losing record, the Engineers outscored opponents 371 to 360. Lehigh's 1–3 conference record tied for fourth in the five-team Colonial League standings.[3]

Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 at Fordham*
W 42–7 [1]
September 16 No. 15 UMass*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 23–42 6,000 [4]
September 23 at Yale*
L 17–33 9,907 [5]
September 30 Towson State*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 48–39 8,522 [6]
October 7 at Harvard*
W 50–28 11,200 [7]
October 14 at Bucknell
W 52–6 8,300 [8]
October 21 Northeastern*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 33–13 11,223 [9]
October 28 at William & Mary*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 39–55 10,824 [10]
November 4 at Colgate
L 30–46 5,500 [11]
November 11 No. 6 Holy Cross
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 16–55 7,727 [12]
November 18 Lafayette
L 21–36 18,623 [13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Fox, John W. (September 17, 1989). "Lehigh's 1,000th Game Spoiled by UMass 42-23". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Smith, George (September 24, 1989). "Kehler (3 TDs) Shines in the Mud as Yale Tips Lehigh". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lehigh 48, Towson State 39". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 1, 1989. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Powers, John (October 8, 1989). "Lehigh Humbles Harvard, 50-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure from boxscore at "Lehigh 50, Harvard 28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1989. p. S9.
  8. ^ Fox, John Jay (October 15, 1989). "Bison Pay for Insult". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Rieber, Anthony (October 22, 1989). "Lehigh Topples Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Denn, Charlie (October 29, 1989). "Explosive W&M Outguns Lehigh's Vaunted Offense". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Fox, John Jay (November 5, 1989). "Goodwin Guides Colgate to 46-30 Win over Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Albright, Mike (November 12, 1989). "Holy Cross Stifles Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Fox, John Jay (September 28, 1989). "Lafayette's Balance Stops Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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