1988 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1988 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for third in the Colonial League.

1988 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceColonial League
1988 record6–5 (2–3 Colonial)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rich Curtis
  • Gregg Wolfson
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
1988 Colonial League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lafayette $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –1
No. 19 Holy Cross 3 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Lehigh 2 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Bucknell 2 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
Colgate 2 –3 –0  2 –9 –0
Davidson 0 –4 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In their third year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 6–5 record.[1] Rich Curtis and Gregg Wolfson were the team captains.[2]

The Engineers outscored opponents 351 to 300. Their 2–3 conference record placed Lehigh in a three-way tie for third (and for next-to-last) in the six-team Colonial League standings.[3]

Lehigh played its first year of home games at Murray H. Goodman Stadium on the university's new Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 at Davidson
W 43–20 1,000 [4]
September 17 at William & Mary*
L 6–14 5,842 [5]
September 24 at Dartmouth*
W 41–16 7,924 [6]
October 1 Cornell*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 27–14 13,000 [7]
October 8 Colgate
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 24–19 11,400 [8]
October 15 at Holy Cross
L 24–48 16,441 [9]
October 22 Towson State*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 27–22 6,000 [10]
October 29 Columbia*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 56–27 7,250 [11]
November 5 Bucknell
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 32–35 8,523 [12]
November 12 at Northeastern*
L 26–33 3,512 [13]
November 19 at Lafayette
L 45–52 17,500 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

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. "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.
  4. White, Herb (September 11, 1988). "Davidson Falls to Lehigh 43-20". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Denn, Charlie (September 18, 1988). "Tribe Air Show Shoots Down Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lehigh 41, Dartmouth 16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1988. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Fox, John W. (October 2, 1988). "Lehigh Wins 27-14 in Goodman Debut". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lehigh's Early Clout Too Much for Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 9, 1988. pp. 10D, 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Reinert, Bob (October 16, 1988). "HC Unleashes Segreti Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Late TD Pass by Lehigh Tops Towson, 27-22". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. October 23, 1988. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Lehigh 56, Columbia 27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 1988. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bucknell Upsets Lehigh, 35-32". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1988. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Craig, John (November 13, 1988). "NU Outgains Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Meixell, Ted (November 20, 1988). "Lafayette Wins Offensive Show 52-45; Most Points in 104 Years". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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