1977 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1977 Lehigh Engineers football team represented Lehigh University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 94th season of Engineers football. The Engineers played their home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The 1977 team came off a 6–5 record from the previous season.[1] The team was led by coach John Whitehead. The team finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Engineers defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 33–0 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]

1977 Lehigh Engineers football
NCAA Division II national champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 33–0 vs. Jacksonville State
Conference	Independent
1977 record	12–2
Head coach	John Whitehead (2nd season)
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium

1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Lehigh ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
UNLV			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. T–5 Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					6	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
Central State (OH)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles			–					4	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	1
Northern Colorado			–					3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	7	–	1
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Connecticut		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 49–0
September 17	at Baldwin–Wallace		George Finnie Stadium Berea, OH	L 21–14
September 24	Penn		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 19–7
October 1	at Davidson		Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 43–7
October 8	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 42–16
October 15	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–20
October 22	VMI		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 30–20
October 29	Bucknell		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 47–13
November 5	at Gettysburg		Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 47–0
November 12	C.W. Post	No. T–10	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 36–10
November 19	Lafayette	No. 8	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 35–17
November 26	at No. 2 UMass	No. 8	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (NCAA D-II First Round)	W 30–23
December 3	at No. 3 UC Davis	No. 8	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Knute Rockne Bowl NCAA D-II Semifinal)	W 30–23
December 10	vs. No. 9 Jacksonville State	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX (NCAA Division II Football Championship)	W 33–0	14,114
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Lehigh Mountain Hawks -- College Football (NCAA)". Retrieved October 8, 2016.
2. DeLassus, David (2016). "Lehigh Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
3. "Lehigh Football Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.