1991 Lehigh Engineers football team

1991 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	9–2 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Hank Small (6th season)
Captains	Rich Clark Jarrod Johnson Glenn Kempa
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Holy Cross $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Lafayette	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colgate	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Fordham	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for second in the Patriot League.

In their sixth year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 9–2 record. ^[1] Rich Clark, Jarrod Johnson and Glenn Kempa were the team captains. ^[2]

The Engineers outscored opponents 363 to 235. Lehigh's 3–2 conference record earned a three-way tie for second place in the six-team Patriot League standings. ^[3]

A six-game win streak to start the year resulted in Lehigh appearing in the weekly national rankings from mid-October to early November. A loss to unranked Colgate bounced the Engineers from the top 20, and they finished the year unranked.

Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Fordham		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 32–7	4,300	[4]
September 21	at Connecticut *		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–19	13,112	[5]
September 28	at Columbia *		Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 22–9	4,045	[6]
October 5	Dartmouth *		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 30–28	12,000	[7]
October 12	at Northeastern *		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 35–22	5,012	[8]
October 19	Penn *	No. 20	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 28–17	10,394	[9]
October 26	at No. 3 Holy Cross	No. 19	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 42–43	14,055	[10]
November 2	William & Mary *	No. 20	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 41–37	11,083	[11]
November 9	at Colgate	No. 17	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 21–22	2,500	[12]
November 16	at Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 41–13	3,144	[13]
November 23	Lafayette		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 36–18	19,110	[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. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. "In a Four-Quarter Game, 3 Good Ones Please Rams". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 15, 1991. p. S4.
5. Smith, George (September 22, 1991). "UConn (0-3) Makes It Easy for Lehigh". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Blockus, Gary R. (September 29, 1991). "Lehigh Escapes 22-9 Against Columbia". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Blockus, Gary R. (October 6, 1991). "Engineers Prove Their Courage". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Greenidge, Jim (October 13, 1991). "Lehigh Mixes It Up to Halt NU". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Blockus, Gary R. (October 20, 1991). "Lehigh Rallies from 11 Down to Stun Winless Penn 28-17". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Blockus, Gary R. (October 27, 1991). "No. 3 Holy Cross Outlasts Lehigh". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Fairbank, Dave (November 3, 1991). "A Second Tribe Foe Engineers Big Day". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "'Gate Ekes Out Win on Late TD". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 10, 1991. pp. 9C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
13. Marshall, Cory (November 17, 1991). "Henesey Gets Mark, but Bison Lose". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. pp. C3, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Meixell, Ted (November 24, 1991). "Kempa Steers Lehigh to 36-18 Win". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.