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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