1885 Lehigh football team

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1885 Lehigh football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
  1884
1886  
1885 college football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton   9 0 0
Michigan   3 0 0
Colorado College   1 0 0
Yale   7 1 0
Cincinnati   1 0 1
Penn   8 5 0
Lafayette   3 2 1
Massachusetts   3 2 1
Johns Hopkins   2 2 0
Richmond   1 1 0
Wesleyan   3 4 0
Navy   1 2 0
Lehigh   1 5 1
Rutgers   0 1 0
Fordham   0 3 0

The 1885 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1885 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 1–5–1. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at Penn Philadelphia, PA L 0–54
October 17at Haverford Haverford, PA L 8–24
October 31 Lafayette
L 0–6 (forfeit) [2]
November 7 Stevens Bethlehem, PAL 4–20
November 14 Rutgers Bethlehem, PAW 10–5
November 18at PennPhiladelphia, PAL 0–35
November 21at Lafayette Easton, PA T 6–6 [3]

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References

  1. "1885 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule and Results". College Football Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. "Dispute Over a Foot-Ball Game". The Times (Philadelphia). November 1, 1885. p. 2 via Newspapers.com. (with the game in a scoreless tie, the referee ordered Lehigh's center off the field for a foul; Lehigh left the field in protest, and the game was called in Lafayette's favor)
  3. "Lafayette and Lehigh Kick a Draw". The Times. November 22, 1885. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lehigh Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.