1985 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season

1985 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	John Whitehead (10th season)
Captains	Marty Horn Wes Walton
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons← 1984 1986 →

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^		–		13	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Richmond		–		8	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		7	–	3	–	1
Delaware		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 William & Mary		–		7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette		–		6	–	5	–	0
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M		–		4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell		–		3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their tenth and final year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record. Marty Horn and Wes Walton were the team captains.

This would be Lehigh's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league opponents on the Engineers' 1985 schedule included Bucknell, Colgate and Lafayette. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Lehigh's home conference as of 2020.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	IUP	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 49–41
September 21	Connecticut	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 24–28	9,500
September 28	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 34–13	12,000
October 5	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 14–32	5,100
October 12	Rhode Island	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 38–45	13,500
October 19	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 17–31
October 26	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 16–14	17,546
November 2	William & Mary	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 29–31	10,800
November 9	at West Chester	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	L 17–20	6,000
November 16	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 19–0
November 23	at Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 24–19	17,000

References

"Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
"Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
"Lehigh wins, 49–41". The Scrantonian. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"UConn Defeats Lehigh". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 22, 1985. pp. E15 – via Newspapers.com.
Will-Weber, Mark (September 29, 1985). "Lehigh Tames Tigers". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
"Dunlap, Colgate Rip Lehigh Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 6, 1985. pp. 5D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
Will-Weber, Mark (October 13, 1985). "Rams' Gamble Shocks Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sub helps UNH defeat luckless Lehigh 31–17". The Morning Call. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Tomashek, Tom (October 27, 1985). "Lehigh Rally Leaves Delaware in Dumps". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
Fairbank, Dave (November 3, 1985). "Tribe Holds Off Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
Will-Weber, Mark (November 10, 1985). "West Chester Upsets Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lehigh zips Bison as Horn sparkles". The Patriot-News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (November 24, 1985). "Lehigh's Horn, Defense Thwart Lafayette 24-19". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

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