1985 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Marty Horn
  • Wes Walton
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –   13 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Richmond   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 1
Florida A&M   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their tenth and final year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Marty Horn and Wes Walton were the team captains.[2]

This would be Lehigh's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league opponents on the Engineers' 1985 schedule included Bucknell, Colgate and Lafayette. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Lehigh's home conference as of 2020.

Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 IUP
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 49–41 [1]
September 21 Connecticut
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 24–28 9,500 [3]
September 28 at Princeton
W 34–13 12,000 [4]
October 5 at Colgate
L 14–32 5,100 [5]
October 12 Rhode Island
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 38–45 13,500 [6]
October 19 at New Hampshire
L 17–31 [1]
October 26 at Delaware
W 16–14 17,546 [7]
November 2 William & Mary
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 29–31 10,800 [8]
November 9 at West Chester
L 17–20 6,000 [9]
November 16 at Bucknell
W 19–0 [1]
November 23 at Lafayette
W 24–19 17,000 [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "UConn Defeats Lehigh". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 22, 1985. pp. E15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Will-Weber, Mark (September 29, 1985). "Lehigh Tames Tigers". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dunlap, Colgate Rip Lehigh Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 6, 1985. pp. 5D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Will-Weber, Mark (October 13, 1985). "Rams' Gamble Shocks Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 27, 1985). "Lehigh Rally Leaves Delaware in Dumps". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Fairbank, Dave (November 3, 1985). "Tribe Holds Off Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Will-Weber, Mark (November 10, 1985). "West Chester Upsets Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 24, 1985). "Lehigh's Horn, Defense Thwart Lafayette 24-19". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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