1989 Lehigh Engineers football team
American college football season
The 1989 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Lehigh tied for last in the Colonial League .
In their fourth year under head coach Hank Small , the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record.[ 1] Vance Cassell and John Masonis were the team captains.[ 2]
Despite posting a losing record, the Engineers outscored opponents 371 to 360. Lehigh's 1–3 conference record tied for fourth in the five-team Colonial League standings.[ 3]
Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 9 at Fordham *
W 42–7 [ 1]
September 16 No. 15 UMass *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 23–42 6,000 [ 4]
September 23 at Yale *
L 17–33 9,907 [ 5]
September 30 Towson State *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 48–39 8,522 [ 6]
October 7 at Harvard *
W 50–28 11,200 [ 7]
October 14 at Bucknell
W 52–6 8,300 [ 8]
October 21 Northeastern *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 33–13 11,223 [ 9]
October 28 at William & Mary *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 39–55 10,824 [ 10]
November 4 at Colgate
L 30–46 5,500 [ 11]
November 11 No. 6 Holy Cross
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 16–55 7,727 [ 12]
November 18 Lafayette
L 21–36 18,623 [ 13]
References
^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF) . Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University . p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF) . Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University . p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ Fox, John W. (September 17, 1989). "Lehigh's 1,000th Game Spoiled by UMass 42-23" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Smith, George (September 24, 1989). "Kehler (3 TDs) Shines in the Mud as Yale Tips Lehigh" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lehigh 48, Towson State 39" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press . October 1, 1989. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Powers, John (October 8, 1989). "Lehigh Humbles Harvard, 50-28" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure from boxscore at "Lehigh 50, Harvard 28". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press . October 8, 1989. p. S9.
^ Fox, John Jay (October 15, 1989). "Bison Pay for Insult" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Rieber, Anthony (October 22, 1989). "Lehigh Topples Northeastern" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Denn, Charlie (October 29, 1989). "Explosive W&M Outguns Lehigh's Vaunted Offense" . Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Fox, John Jay (November 5, 1989). "Goodwin Guides Colgate to 46-30 Win over Lehigh" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Albright, Mike (November 12, 1989). "Holy Cross Stifles Lehigh" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Fox, John Jay (September 28, 1989). "Lafayette's Balance Stops Lehigh" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
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