1977 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1977 Lehigh Engineers football independent 12–2 John Whitehead 2nd Taylor Stadium NCAA Division II championLambert Cup winner NCAA Division II Championship Game—Pioneer Bowl W 33–0 vs. Jacksonville State 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. 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.DeLassus David http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lehigh/1975-1979_yearly_results.php Lehigh Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse 2016 June 10, 2016 July 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160723100915/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lehigh/1975-1979_yearly_results.php dead Schedule 1977 NCAA Division II Associated Press September 10 w Connecticut Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 49–0 9,500 Lehigh Routs UConn, Spoils Nadzak Debut Woody Anderson September 11, 1977 1C The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71911896/1977-lehigh-uconn/ September 17 l y 1977 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace George Finnie Stadium Berea, OH 21–14 5,184 Lehigh Dealt Defeat September 18, 1977 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71913239/1977-lehigh-bw/ September 24 w Penn Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 19–7 6,000–10,000 Lehigh Defeats Penn on Passes September 25, 1977 9E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56250938/1977-lehigh-penn October 1 w y Davidson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC 43–7 4,600 Lehigh Explodes for 43-7 Victory over Davidson Mark Wolf October 2, 1977 4B The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71915624/1977-lehigh-davidson/ Attendance figure in Lehigh 43, Davidson 7 October 2, 1977 4C St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, Fla. October 8 w y Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 42–16 4,115 Lehigh Strikes Early to Crush URI, 42-16 Amby Smith October 9, 1977 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71918383/1977-lehigh-uri/ October 15 l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 0–20 21,000 Rutgers Blitzes Past Lehigh, 20-0 Ken O'Brien October 16, 1977 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71919213/1977-lehigh-rutgers/ October 22 w VMI Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 30–20 13,000 Lehigh Turns Tables on VMI Terry Larimer October 23, 1977 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71921075/1977-lehigh-vmi/ Attendance figure in Lehigh Sinks VMI 30-20, Reiker Passes for 229 Yards, Two TDs October 23, 1977 D1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. October 29 w Bucknell Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 47–13 11,000–11,500 Engineers Swamp Bisons Jeff Ranck October 31, 1977 18 The Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71921833/1977-bucknell-lehigh/ November 5 w y 1977 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA 47–0 3,460 Engineers Demolish Bullets in Easy Romp November 7, 1977 4 The Gettysburg Times Gettysburg, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71923022/1977-lehigh-gettysburg/ November 12 w T–10 1977 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 36–10 9,500 Defense Stands Out as Lehigh Routs C.W. Post 36-10 Terry Larimer November 13, 1977 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71923430/1977-lehigh-post/ November 19 w 8 Lafayette Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA The Rivalry 35–17 18,000 A Bowl for Lehigh? Rieker's Passes Bomb Lafayette Allen Lewis November 20, 1977 11D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71924154/1977-lafayette-lehigh/ November 26 w 8 y UMass 2 Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 30–23 5,700 Lehigh Flies High – UMass Shot Down, 30-23 Joe Concannon November 27, 1977 64 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71924271/1977-lehigh-umass/ December 3 w 8 y UC Davis 3 Toomey Field Davis, CA Knute Rockne Bowl—NCAA Division II Semifinal 39–30 10,500 End of Road for Aggies Ray Ratto December 4, 1977 1C San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, Calif. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71924415/1977-lehigh-davis/ December 10 w 8 y Jacksonville State 9 Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX Pioneer Bowl—NCAA Division II Championship Game 33–0 14,114 Lehigh Wins Division II Title Greg Thompson December 11, 1977 5D The Tampa Tribune-Times Tampa, Fla. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71924828/1977-lehigh-jacksonville/ Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/352/stats/12867 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf?_ga=2.95992732.163325573.1590860425-1879991938.1590860425 Lehigh Football Record Book Lehigh Athletics May 29, 2020 References Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Lehigh Engineers football Category:Long stubs with short prose