1995 Lehigh Engineers football team

1995 Lehigh Engineers football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record8–3 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Clawson (2nd season)
Captains
  • Bob Aylsworth
  • D'Andre Dina
  • Brian Klingerman
  • Roman McDonald
Home stadiumGoodman Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Bucknell 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Fordham 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Holy Cross 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Colgate 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1995 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh won the Patriot League championship.

In their eighth and final year under head coach Kevin Higgins, the Engineers compiled an 8–3 record.[1] Bob Aylsworth, D'Andre Dina, Brian Klingerman and Roman McDonald were the team captains.[2]

The Engineers outscored opponents 306 to 272. Lehigh's undefeated (5–0) conference record topped the six-team Patriot League standings.[3] The championship was Lehigh's second in three years. Patriot League rules at the time prohibited members from participating in the national postseason tournament.

This was the last year that Lehigh officially used "Engineers" as its team name. At its November 11 game, the school introduced "the Mountain Hawk" as a costumed mascot,[4] and the team name reflected this change in time for the 1996 season.

Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 at Army*
L 9–42 25,631 [5]
September 16 at Colgate
W 20–9 4,500 [6]
September 23 Yale*
W 21–10 7,228 [7]
September 30 New Hampshire*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 14–35 10,293 [8]
October 7 at Bucknell
W 30–23 8,418 [9]
October 14 at Columbia*
W 37–35 3,045 [10]
October 21 Cornell*
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 34–23 7,553 [11]
October 28 at UMass*
L 36–44 5,871 [12]
November 4 at Fordham*
W 17–0 1,987 [13]
November 11 Holy Cross
  • Goodman Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 51–21 11,254 [4]
November 18 Lafayette
W 37–30 2OT 15,412 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Blockus, Gary R. (November 12, 1995). "Lehigh Clinches Share of League Title; Abdullah Sets Mark in Rout of Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McMillan, Ken (September 10, 1995). "Army Pounds Lehigh". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1G – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lehigh Drops Colgate, 20-9". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 17, 1995. pp. 12D, 11D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 24, 1995). "Lehigh Is No Longer Yaling". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 1, 1995). "New Hampshire Grinds Out Win Over Engineers". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 8, 1995). "Lehigh Washes Away Frustration at Bucknell 30-23". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 15, 1995). "Lehigh Edges Columbia on Last-Minute TD 37-35". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Abdullah's Record Day Lifts Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Vellante, John (October 29, 1995). "Sloshbuckling UMass Prevails". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 5, 1995). "Lehigh Blanks Fordham; Moves Closer to Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 5, 1995. p. 5D.
  14. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 19, 1995). "Lehigh Engineers a Miracle; Comeback, Catch in OT Clinch Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.