1987 Lehigh Engineers football team

1987 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Colonial League
Record	5–5–1 (3–1–1 Colonial)
Head coach	Hank Small (2nd season)
Captains	Aaron Frantz Kevin Rife
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1986 1988  →

1987 Colonial League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Holy Cross $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Colgate	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh finished second in the Colonial League.

In their second year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 5–5–1 record. ^[1]

The Engineers outscored opponents 221 to 201. Lehigh's 3–1–1 conference record placed second in the six-team Colonial League standings. ^[2]

This was the 74th and final year that Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. ^[3] The following year, Lehigh would open Goodman Stadium on the Goodman Campus; the former Taylor site is now occupied by Lehigh's business school and arts center.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Davidson	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 47–0		[1]
September 19	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 24–9	25,047	[4]
September 26	at No. 1 Holy Cross	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–63	12,500	[5]
October 3	at William & Mary *	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 27–28	5,237	[6]
October 10	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 7–6	6,200	[7]
October 17	at Princeton *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 15–16	13,800	[8]
October 24	Delaware *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 24–28	14,100	[9]
October 31	at Columbia *	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 26–10	3,415	[10]
November 7	Brown *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–10	13,300	[11]
November 14	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	T 21–21	4,330	[12]
November 21	at Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 17–10	17,000	[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Miner, Bob (November 22, 1987). "Baur Braves Wind, Cold to Break Passing Record in Lafayette's Loss to Lehigh". Times Leader . Wilkes-Barre, Pa. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Free, Bill (September 20, 1987). "Lehigh Continues Navy's Woes, 24-9". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 18C – via Newspapers.com.
5. Powers, John (September 27, 1987). "HC's Wiley (7 TD Passes) Overwhelms Lehigh, 63-6". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hessler, Warner (October 4, 1987). "W&M Beats Lehigh at Wire Again". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Groller, Keith (October 11, 1987). "Defense Shines as Lehigh Nips Colgate 7-6". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Grumhaus, David Jr. (October 18, 1987). "Princeton Defeats Lehigh, 16-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Tomashek, Tom (October 25, 1987). "Delaware Ends Lehigh Series with 28-24 Win". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Groller, Keith (November 1, 1987). "Lehigh Extends Columbia Skid". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Groller, Keith (November 8, 1987). "Same Old Story for Lehigh; Brown Gains 10-7 Victory on FG with 0:10 Left". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Baker, Wayne (November 16, 1987). "Bucknell, Lehigh Battle to 21-21 Tie". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. pp. 35, 34 – via Newspapers.com.