1977 Lehigh Engineers football team

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1977
Pioneer Bowl, W 33–0 vs. Jacksonville State
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
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
Kentucky State   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. T–5 Nevada   –   8 – 3 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   7 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan ^   –   7 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
American International   –   5 – 4 – 1
West Chester
   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)
   –   5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   4 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles   –   4 – 5 – 0
Southern Connecticut State
   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 6 – 1
Northern Colorado   –   3 – 7 – 0
Santa Clara   –   2 – 7 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Connecticut
W 49–09,500[3]
September 17at
Baldwin–Wallace
L 21–145,184[4]
September 24Penn
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 19–710,000[5]
October 1at Davidson
W 43–74,600[6]
October 8at Rhode Island
W 42–164,115[7]
October 15at Rutgers
L 0–2021,000[8]
October 22VMI
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 30–2013,000[9]
October 29Bucknell
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 47–1311,000[10]
November 5at
Gettysburg
W 47–03,460[11]
November 12
C.W. Post
No. T–10
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 36–106,500[12]
November 19LafayetteNo. 8
W 35–1718,000[13]
November 26at No. 2 UMassNo. 8
W 30–235,700[14]
December 3at No. 3 UC DavisNo. 8
W 39–3010,500[15]
December 10vs. No. 9
Pioneer Bowl)
W 33–014,114[16]

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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. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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    . St. Petersburg, Fla. October 2, 1977. p. 4C.
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  9. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lehigh Sinks VMI 30-20, Reiker Passes for 229 Yards, Two TDs". Daily Press
    . Newport News, Va. October 23, 1977. p. D1.
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  17. ^ "Lehigh Football Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.


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