| 1988 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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| Conference | Colonial League |
| Record | 6–5 (2–3 Colonial) |
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| Home stadium | Goodman Stadium |
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| Lafayette $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Holy Cross | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh tied for third in the Colonial League.
In their third year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 6–5 record.[1] Rich Curtis and Gregg Wolfson were the team captains.[2]
The Engineers outscored opponents 351 to 300. Their 2–3 conference record placed Lehigh in a three-way tie for third (and for next-to-last) in the six-team Colonial League standings.[3]
Lehigh played its first year of home games at Murray H. Goodman Stadium on the university's new Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | at Davidson | W 43–20 | 1,000 | [4] | |||
| September 17 | at William & Mary* | L 6–14 | 5,842 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | at Dartmouth* | W 41–16 | 7,924 | [6] | |||
| October 1 | Cornell* |
| W 27–14 | 13,000 | [7] | ||
| October 8 | Colgate |
| W 24–19 | 11,400 | [8] | ||
| October 15 | at Holy Cross | L 24–48 | 16,441 | [9] | |||
| October 22 | Towson State* |
| W 27–22 | 6,000 | [10] | ||
| October 29 | Columbia* |
| W 56–27 | 7,250 | [11] | ||
| November 5 | Bucknell |
| L 32–35 | 8,523 | [12] | ||
| November 12 | at Northeastern* | L 26–33 | 3,512 | [13] | |||
| November 19 | at Lafayette | L 45–52 | 17,500 | [14] | |||
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ White, Herb (September 11, 1988). "Davidson Falls to Lehigh 43-20". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Denn, Charlie (September 18, 1988). "Tribe Air Show Shoots Down Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh 41, Dartmouth 16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1988. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, John W. (October 2, 1988). "Lehigh Wins 27-14 in Goodman Debut". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh's Early Clout Too Much for Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 9, 1988. pp. 10D, 8D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinert, Bob (October 16, 1988). "HC Unleashes Segreti Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late TD Pass by Lehigh Tops Towson, 27-22". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. October 23, 1988. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh 56, Columbia 27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 1988. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell Upsets Lehigh, 35-32". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1988. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig, John (November 13, 1988). "NU Outgains Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 20, 1988). "Lafayette Wins Offensive Show 52-45; Most Points in 104 Years". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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