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Conference | Colonial League |
Record | 5–6 (1–3 Colonial) |
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Home stadium | Goodman Stadium |
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No. T–4 Holy Cross $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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September 9 | at Fordham* | W 42–7 | [1] | ||||
September 16 | No. 15 UMass* |
| L 23–42 | 6,000 | [4] | ||
September 23 | at Yale* | L 17–33 | 9,907 | [5] | |||
September 30 | Towson State* |
| 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* |
| W 33–13 | 11,223 | [9] | ||
October 28 | at William & Mary* |
| L 39–55 | 10,824 | [10] | ||
November 4 | at Colgate | L 30–46 | 5,500 | [11] | |||
November 11 | No. 6 Holy Cross |
| L 16–55 | 7,727 | [12] | ||
November 18 | Lafayette |
| L 21–36 | 18,623 | [13] | ||
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References
- 1 2 "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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