1990 Lehigh Engineers football team

1990 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Patriot League
1990 record	7–4 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Hank Small (5th season)
Captains	Craig Domalewski Jarrod Johnson
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Patriot League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Holy Cross $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Bucknell	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Colgate	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Fordham	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for second place in the newly renamed Patriot League.

In their fifth year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 7–4 record. ^[1] Craig Domalewski and Jarrod Johnson were the team captains. ^[2]

The Engineers outscored opponents 329 to 211. Their 3–2 conference record placed Lehigh in a three-way tie for second place in the six-team Patriot League standings. ^[3] This was the first year of competition under the Patriot League banner; the league had been known as the Colonial League since 1986. ^[4]

Following two early-season wins, Lehigh briefly entered the national Division I-AA rankings, appearing at No. 20 in the poll released September 18. A loss dropped them out of the top 20 the next week. Lehigh finished the season unranked.

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 8	Fordham	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 35–3	10,153	[5]
September 15	at Towson State *	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 35–14		[1]
September 22	at Dartmouth *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–33	4,229	[6]
September 29	Columbia *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 42–9	8,300	[7]
October 6	at Penn *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 22–16	17,622	[8]
October 13	at Northeastern *	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 28–13	2,025	[9]
October 20	at No. 15 Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 22–34	17,848	[10]
October 27	at William & Mary *	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 17–38	8,925	[11]
November 3	No. 19 Colgate	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 52–7	11,187	[12]
November 10	Bucknell	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 27–30	2,857	[13]
November 17	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 35–14	17,651	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee 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. "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "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.
4. Meixell, Ted (September 6, 1990). "Holy Cross Unanimous Choice for Patriot Title". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Blockus, Gary R. (September 9, 1990). "Lehigh Turns Its Opener into a 35-3 Showcase". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Lessels, Allen (September 23, 1990). "Dartmouth, Brzica Cruise Past Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Blockus, Gary R. (September 30, 1990). "Lehigh Bounces Back 42-9". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Blockus, Gary R. (October 7, 1990). "Lehigh Gets on Track in Final Quarter 22-16". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Greenidge, Jim (October 14, 1990). "Lehigh Rebuffs NU Bid". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Blockus, Gary R. (October 21, 1990). "Lehigh Comes Up Short 34-22". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Rosenblatt, Carl (October 28, 1990). "Tribe Wins 38-17; William and Mary Runs over Lehigh". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Blockus, Gary R. (November 4, 1990). "Lehigh Gains No Respect in Thrashing Colgate 52-7". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Bucknell 30, Lehigh 27". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 11, 1990. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Meixell, Ted (November 18, 1990). "Lehigh's Torain Writes Perfect Ending to Career; Engineers Dominate Trenches as Leopards Show Youth". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.