1979 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1979 Lehigh Engineers football independent 4 10–3 John Whitehead 4th Rich Andres Jim McCormick Eric Yaszemski Taylor Stadium NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game L 7–30 vs Eastern Kentucky The 1979 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Engineers finished the year ranked No. 3 in Division I-AA and qualified for the four-team national playoff. They won their semifinal but lost the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. In their fourth year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 10–3 record (9–2 in the regular season).Lehigh Football Record Book Year-by-Year Results Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 22 June 20, 2020 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf Rich Andres, Jim McCormick and Eric Yaszemski were the team captains.Lehigh Football Record Book Lehigh Football Captains Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 12 June 20, 2020 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf Lehigh returned to the national championship two years after winning the NCAA Division II Football Championship and the Lambert Cup in 1977. Its two regular season losses in 1979 were away games at Colgate, a Division I-A team, and at Delaware, the eventual Division II champion. Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Schedule NCAA Division I-AA 1979 AP ^ Parents Day y y y September 8 @ 1979 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA W 12 7 5,500 Lehigh Starts on 'Right Foot' as Iobst's FGs Decide 12-7 Terry Larimer September 9, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56449383/1978-s8-call-chronicle September 15 1979 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 44 9 September 22 @ Colgate 9 Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 3 10 7,200 Marzo Injured in Colgate Win Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. September 23, 1979 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54298895/1979-colgate-lehigh Newspapers.com September 29 Penn Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 31 7 10,500 Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Engineers Play Ball-Control in Handing Penn 31-7 Pasting Terry Larimer September 30, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56457426/1979-s29-call-chronicle October 6 @ No. 2 (D-II) Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry) L 14 21 20,636 Lehigh Finds Delaware Defense Offensive in 21-14 Hen Triumph Tom Tomashek October 7, 1979 D1 Sunday News Journal Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56459241/1979-lehigh-delaware October 13 Davidson Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 10 0 11,500 Lehigh Controls Ball and Davidson October 14, 1979 5C The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460903/1979-lehigh-davidson October 20 @ New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 16 3 15,400 Defense Plays Key Role as Lehigh Whips New Hampshire, 16-3 October 21, 1979 C4 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56461763/1979-lehigh-unh October 27 @ Bucknell 10 Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 14 13 8,000 Lehigh Wins, 14-13, in Last Minute Terry Larimer October 28, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462718/1979-bucknell-lehigh November 3 1979 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 7 Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 17 0 10,000 Lehigh 17, C.W. Post 0 November 4, 1979 54 Palm Beach Post-Times West Palm Beach, Fla. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56465070/1979-lehigh-post November 10 @ Maine 7 Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 12 6 5,000 Maine Gridders Nudged by Touted Lehigh, 12-6 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine November 12, 1979 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56466327/1979-lehigh-maine Newspapers.com November 17 Lafayette 6 Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) W 24 3 19,000 Lehigh Rolls, 24-3; Awaits Playoff Bid Terry Larimer November 18, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56468320/1979-lafayette-lehigh December 8 @ #2 Murray State 4 Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal) W 28 9 10,000 Murray's Trip to Florida Canceled Dennis Pollitte December 9, 1979 49 The Paducah Sun Paducah, Ky. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56469833/1979-lehigh-murray December 15 v #3 Eastern Kentucky 4 Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game) L 7 30 5,200 Lehigh Routed, 30-7, in Title Game Terry Larimer December 16, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56470016/1979-lehigh-eastern References Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Lehigh Engineers football Lehigh