1981 Lehigh Engineers football team

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
ConferenceIndependent
1981 record8–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Joe Macellara
  • Larry Michalski
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Maine
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 24–10 10,000 [3]
September 19 at Colgate
L 14–27 5,800 [4]
September 26 Penn
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 58–0 11,436 [5]
October 3 at No. 1 Delaware
W 24–21 22,784 [6]
October 10 Connecticut No. 6
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
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
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 69–7 [1]
November 7 Millersville No. 8
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
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]

References
  1. "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. Larimer, Terry (September 13, 1981). "Lehigh Routs Maine, 24-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Larimer, Terry (September 20, 1981). "Colgate Tops Lehigh Behind Frosh QB". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 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.
  6. Simmons, Bill (October 4, 1981). "Lehigh Rallies from Big Deficit, Beats Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Lehigh Tips Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. October 11, 1981. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Stevens, New Hampshire Shock Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Ballou, Art (November 15, 1981). "NU Almost Engineers the Big Upset". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. 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.
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