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1984 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Ellow
  • Doug Ertz
  • Tony Semler
  • Blair Talmadge
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons← 19831985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Holy Cross   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Delaware   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Richmond ^   –   8 – 4 – 0
Eastern Washington   –   7 – 2 – 1
James Madison   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida A&M   –   3 – 6 – 1
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their ninth year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record. Mike Ellow, Doug Ertz, Tony Semler and Blair Talmadge were the team captains.

Lehigh was briefly ranked in the national Division I-AA top 20, at No. 15 in the poll released September 18, but quickly dropped out of the rankings and remained unranked through season's end.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at UMass W 21–1411,871
September 15 at Connecticut W 10–7 4,821
September 22 Colgate
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 35–40 12,500
September 29 Delaware
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
W 46–6 12,000
October 6 at Northeastern W 25–14 4,350
October 13 at Navy L 14–31 21,547
October 20 No. 16 New Hampshire
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 10–34 10,500
October 27 No. 6 Rhode Island
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 16–24 12,500
November 3 at William & Mary L 10–24 17,000
November 10 Bucknell
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 21–15 9,500
November 17 at Lafayette L 7–28 17,000

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. Cadigan, Barry (September 9, 1984). "Horn Bombs UMass, 21-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Smith, George (September 9, 1984). "UConn Stung in Last Second". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Meixell, Ted (September 23, 1984). "Colgate Tops Lehigh; Semler's Rally Falls Short 40-35". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Simmons, Bill (September 30, 1984). "Lehigh Routs Delaware by Parlaying Turnovers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Craig, Jack (October 7, 1984). "Lehigh Flies Past NU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Reimer, Susan (October 14, 1984). "Byrne-Heine Connection Leads Navy to 31-14 Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 15B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UNH Dumps Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 21, 1984. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "URI Bumps Off Lehigh, 24-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 1984. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Pearce, Al (November 4, 1984). "Yagiello Continues to Rewrite W&M Records in Passing". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Lehigh withstands late Bucknell rally to beat Bison". The Patriot-News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Will-Weber, Mark (November 18, 1984). "Lafayette 'D' Keys 28-7 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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