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1984 Lehigh Engineers football team

1984 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Ellow
  • Doug Ertz
  • Tony Semler
  • Blair Talmadge
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
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.[1] Mike Ellow, Doug Ertz, Tony Semler and Blair Talmadge were the team captains.[2]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at UMass W 21–1411,871 [3]
September 15 at Connecticut W 10–7 4,821 [4]
September 22 Colgate
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 35–40 12,500 [5]
September 29 Delaware
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
W 46–6 12,000 [6]
October 6 at Northeastern W 25–14 4,350 [7]
October 13 at Navy L 14–31 21,547 [8]
October 20 No. 16 New Hampshire
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 10–34 10,500 [9]
October 27 No. 6 Rhode Island
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 16–24 12,500 [10]
November 3 at William & Mary L 10–24 17,000 [11]
November 10 Bucknell
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 21–15 [1]
November 17 at Lafayette L 7–28 17,000 [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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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