1896 Lehigh football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1896 Lehigh football Independent 2–5 L. N. Morris 1st The 1896 Lehigh football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach L. N. Morris, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 130 to 80.1896 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lehigh/1896-schedule.html June 23, 2020 Schedule y y October 10 at Princeton Princeton, NJ L 0-16 Princeton, 16; Lehigh, 0 The Philadelphia Times October 11, 1896 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98348186/princeton-16-lehigh-0/ Newspapers.com October 14 Rutgers South Bethlehem, PA W 44-0 Lehigh, 44; Rutgers, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/153040660/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 15, 1896 4 August 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 at Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0-34 October 24 at Brown Providence, RI L 0-16 300 Fought Like Tigers https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97314082/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 25, 1896 2 March 10, 2022 Newspapers.com October 31 vs Michigan Detroit Athletic Club Detroit, MI L 0-40 2,000–3,000 Won the Eastern Game: Lehigh Failed to Score on the Men from Michigan The U. of M. Daily November 2, 1896 1 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071730696/105 Bentley Historical LibraryWon It Easily: Michigan Had No Trouble with the Lehigh Players Detroit Free Press November 1, 1896 6–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21698432/won_it_easily_michigan_had_no_trouble/ Newspapers.com November 7 at Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD L 10-24 November 14 Maryland Athletic Club Bethlehem, PA W 26-0 References Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Lehigh football