1990 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–4 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Craig Domalewski
  • Jarrod Johnson
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Holy Cross $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Bucknell 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Colgate 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Fordham 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for second place in the newly renamed Patriot League.

In their fifth year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 7–4 record.[1] Craig Domalewski and Jarrod Johnson were the team captains.[2]

The Engineers outscored opponents 329 to 211. Their 3–2 conference record placed Lehigh in a three-way tie for second place in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3] This was the first year of competition under the Patriot League banner; the league had been known as the Colonial League since 1986.[4]

Following two early-season wins, Lehigh briefly entered the national Division I-AA rankings, appearing at No. 20 in the poll released September 18. A loss dropped them out of the top 20 the next week. Lehigh finished the season unranked.

Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Fordham
W 35–3 10,153 [5]
September 15 at Towson State*
W 35–14 [1]
September 22 at Dartmouth*
L 14–33 4,229 [6]
September 29 Columbia*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 42–9 8,300 [7]
October 6 at Penn*
W 22–16 17,622 [8]
October 13 at Northeastern*
W 28–13 2,025 [9]
October 20 at No. 15 Holy Cross
L 22–34 17,848 [10]
October 27 at No. 11 William & Mary*
L 17–38 8,925 [11]
November 3 No. 19 Colgate
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 52–7 11,187 [12]
November 10 Bucknell
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 27–30 2,857 [13]
November 17 at Lafayette
W 35–14 17,651 [14]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 6, 1990). "Holy Cross Unanimous Choice for Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 9, 1990). "Lehigh Turns Its Opener into a 35-3 Showcase". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Lessels, Allen (September 23, 1990). "Dartmouth, Brzica Cruise Past Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 30, 1990). "Lehigh Bounces Back 42-9". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 7, 1990). "Lehigh Gets on Track in Final Quarter 22-16". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 14, 1990). "Lehigh Rebuffs NU Bid". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 21, 1990). "Lehigh Comes Up Short 34-22". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Rosenblatt, Carl (October 28, 1990). "Tribe Wins 38-17; William and Mary Runs over Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 4, 1990). "Lehigh Gains No Respect in Thrashing Colgate 52-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bucknell 30, Lehigh 27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 11, 1990. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 18, 1990). "Lehigh's Torain Writes Perfect Ending to Career; Engineers Dominate Trenches as Leopards Show Youth". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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