1987 Lehigh Engineers football team

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.

1987 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceColonial League
1987 record5–5–1 (3–1–1 Colonial)
Head coach
Captains
  • Aaron Frantz
  • Kevin Rife
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1987 Colonial League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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. "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. 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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