1993 Lehigh Engineers football team
American college football season
The 1993 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Lehigh won the Patriot League championship.
In their eighth and final year under head coach Hank Small , the Engineers compiled a 7–4 record.[1] Lance Haynes and Dave Cecchini were the team captains.[2]
Despite their winning record and league championship, the Engineers were outscored by opponents 336 to 309. Lehigh's 4–1 conference record nonetheless topped the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]
The championship was Lehigh's first in the eight-year history of the Patriot and Colonial leagues. Patriot League rules at the time prohibited members from participating in the postseason tournament. Lehigh was not ranked in the national poll ; three of its four losses were to ranked opponents.
Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 4 at No. 5 Delaware *
L 21–62 14,007 [4]
September 11 at Fordham *
W 24–6 3,580 [5]
September 18 Hofstra *
W 31–24 5,820 [6]
September 25 Brown *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 42–35 9,264 [7]
October 2 Cornell *
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 35–13 14,400 [8]
October 16 at No. 24 Princeton *
L 23–31 11,120 [9]
October 23 at Colgate
W 36–32 4,000 [10]
October 30 Holy Cross
Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 17–10 5,431 [11]
November 6 at Bucknell
L 27–32 5,255 [12]
November 13 at No. 11 Idaho *
L 14–77 12,132 [13]
November 20 Lafayette
W 39–14 15,412 [14]
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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ Tomashek, Tom (September 5, 1993). "Hens Light Up Lehigh 62-21" . Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 12, 1993). "Lehigh Grabs 1st Win" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. September 12, 1993. p. 12D.
^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 19, 1993). "Dedicated Engineers Win 31-24" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. September 19, 1993. p. 12H.
^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 26, 1993). "Lehigh's Late TD Holds Off Brown 42-35" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Read, Dennis (October 4, 1993). "Lehigh Roughs Up the Red" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Canavan, Tom (October 17, 1993). "Princeton Beats Lehigh, 31-23, Moves to 5-0" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colgate Can't Hold Lead in Loss to Lehigh" . Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press . October 24, 1993. pp. 5D, 6D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 31, 1993). "Crusading Cecchini Lifts Lehigh 17-10" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "New England Summaries: Lehigh, 17-10". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 31, 1993. p. 75.
^ Couragen, Chris (November 7, 1993). "Bucknell Upsets Lehigh for 32-27 Win" . The Danville News . Danville, Pa. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meehan, Jim (November 14, 1993). "Idaho Applies 77-14 Shellacking to Defenseless Lehigh" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Wash. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 21, 1993). "Lehigh Captures Patriot League Crown" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. November 21, 1993. p. 11H.
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