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
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Captains
  • John Ashler
  • Ed Godbolt
  • Jack Meyers
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Delaware ^  1220
No. 4 Tennessee State ^  1011
No. 13 Holy Cross  830
James Madison  830
No. 9 Colgate ^  840
No. 20 Lafayette  730
Nicholls State  740
No. 18 Northwestern State  650
Western Kentucky  550
Bucknell  460
Lehigh  460
Southeastern Louisiana  470
Northeastern  360
William & Mary  380
Richmond  0100
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 at MaineL 6–14 6,000 [3]
September 18 Colgate
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 14–21 10,800 [4]
September 25 at PennL 17–20 11,154 [5]
October 2 Delaware
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 19–20 14,000 [6]
October 9 at ConnecticutW 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 IslandL 16–20 7,526 [9]
November 13 East Stroudsburg
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 25–7 [1]
November 20 at LafayetteL 6–34 18,000 [10]

References