1977 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1977 Lehigh Engineers football team represented Lehigh University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 94th season of Engineers football. The Engineers played their home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The 1977 team came off a 6–5 record from the previous season.[1] The team was led by coach John Whitehead. The team finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Engineers defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 33–0 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]

1977 Lehigh Engineers football
NCAA Division II national champion
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record12–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Lehigh ^      12 2 0
UNLV      9 2 0
No. T–5 Nevada      8 3 0
Northern Michigan      7 3 0
Portland State      7 4 0
Delaware      6 3 1
Akron      6 4 1
Central State (OH)      5 6 0
Bucknell      4 5 0
Cal State Los Angeles      4 5 0
Northeastern      3 6 1
Northern Colorado      3 7 0
Santa Clara      2 7 1
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 10ConnecticutW 49–0
September 17at Baldwin–Wallace
L 21–14
September 24Penn
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 19–7
October 1at DavidsonW 43–7
October 8at Rhode IslandW 42–16
October 15at RutgersL 0–20
October 22VMI
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 30–20
October 29Bucknell
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 47–13
November 5at Gettysburg
W 47–0
November 12C.W. PostNo. T–10
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 36–10
November 19LafayetteNo. 8
W 35–17
November 26at No. 2 UMassNo. 8W 30–23
December 3at No. 3 UC DavisNo. 8W 30–23
December 10vs. No. 9 Jacksonville StateNo. 8W 33–014,114
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Lehigh Mountain Hawks -- College Football (NCAA)". Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. DeLassus, David (2016). "Lehigh Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. "Lehigh Football Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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