1982 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1982 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1982 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	4–6
Head coach	John Whitehead (7th season)
Captains	John Ashler Ed Godbolt Jack Meyers
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium

1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Delaware ^	0	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^	0	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 13 Holy Cross	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Colgate ^	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Lafayette	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SE Louisiana			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

In their seventh year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 4–6 record.[1] John Ashler, Ed Godbolt and Jack Meyers were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–14	6,000	[3]
September 18	Colgate	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–21	10,800	[4]
September 25	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 17–20	11,154	[5]
October 2	Delaware	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 19–20	14,000	[6]
October 9	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 16–12	7,592	[7]
October 16	New Hampshire	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–17	12,000	[8]
October 30	Bucknell	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 21–10		[1]
November 6	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 16–20	7,526	[9]
November 13	East Stroudsburg	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 25–7		[1]
November 20	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 6–34	18,000	[10]

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. Haskell, Bob (September 13, 1982). "McGrath Shines as Black Bears Top Lehigh". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colgate's FB Rams Lehigh". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. September 19, 1982. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Newman, Chuck (September 26, 1982). "Penn's 3d-Quarter Rally Topples Lehigh, 20-17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
6. Will-Weber, Mark (October 3, 1982). "Delaware Gets Past Lehigh 20-19; Late FG Does in Engineers". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Anderson, Woody (October 10, 1982). "Lehigh Stuns UConn, 16-12". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C1, C14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lehigh Rallies, Catches UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 17, 1982. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Aubrey, Coult (November 7, 1982). "Rhode Island Rally Stuns Lehigh 20-16". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Markowitz, Marc (November 21, 1982). "Lafayette Rips Lehigh; Leopards in Charge All the Way in 34-6 Walloping". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.