1993 Lehigh Engineers football team explained

Mode:football
Year:1993
Team:Lehigh Engineers
Conference:Patriot League
Short Conf:Patriot
Record:7–4
Conf Record:4–1
Champion:Patriot League champion
Head Coach:Hank Small
Hc Year:8th
Captain:Dave Cecchini
Captain2:Lance Haynes
Stadium:Goodman Stadium

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lehigh Football Record Book . Year-by-Year Results . . Bethlehem, Pa. . 22 . June 20, 2020 .
  2. Book: Lehigh Football Record Book . Lehigh Football Captains . . Bethlehem, Pa. . 12 . June 20, 2020 .
  3. Book: Patriot League Football Record Book. Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results. Patriot League. Center Valley, Pa.. 2020. August 10, 2020. 4.