1976 Lehigh Engineers football team

1976 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	John Whitehead (1st season)
Captains	John Healy Marc Orcutt
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1975 1977  →

1976 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^			–					11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^			–					10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^			–					8	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	2	–	1
American International			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado			–					6	–	3	–	0
Madison			–					7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					6	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh			–					6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles			–					5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	7	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season.

In their first year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 6–5 record. ^[1] John Healy and Marc Orcutt were the team captains. ^[2]

After starting the season with three wins, the Engineers briefly appeared in the national Division II coaches poll rankings, at No. 6. A loss to Division I opponent Yale dropped them to No. 9. Following a loss the next week to Division II rival Bucknell, they fell out of the top 20. Lehigh remained unranked the rest of the year.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Kutztown	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 29–6	9,500	[3]
September 18	Baldwin–Wallace	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 21–14	8,500	[1]
September 24	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–20	9,300–9,305	[4]
October 2	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–21	13,000–13,034	[5]
October 9	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–3	5,000	[1]
October 16	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 21–28	15,000	[6]
October 23	at Maine	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 24–0	7,600	[7]
October 30	Gettysburg	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 56–15	9,500	[8]
November 6	Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 20–21	16,743	[9]
November 13	C.W. Post	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 17–10	7,000	[10]
November 20	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 17–21	15,000	[11]

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References

1. "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. Larimer, Terry (September 12, 1976). "Engineers Top KSC by 29-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Livingston, Bill (September 25, 1976). "Lehigh Tips Penn in Last Minute". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
5. Apple, Ginny (October 3, 1976). "Yale's Pagliaro Powers 21-6 Win". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
6. Drogo, Ron (October 17, 1976). "Rutgers' Streak Survives a Scare by Lehigh, 28-21". The Sunday Record . Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Warner, Bill (October 25, 1976). "Owls Next UMO Foe After Lehigh Loss". Bangor Daily News . Bangor, Maine. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Larimer, Terry (October 31, 1976). "Lehigh Coasts—56-15". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Seward, Tommy (November 7, 1976). "Bowden 'Saves' Virginia". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Larimer, Terry (November 14, 1976). "Lehigh Rallies—17-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Reinhard, Paul (November 21, 1976). "Lafayette in Upset; Lehigh Stunned—21-17". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.