1885 Lehigh football team

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1885 Lehigh football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1884
1886 →
1885 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 0
Michigan     3 0 0
Colorado College     1 0 0
Yale     7 1 0
Cincinnati     1 0 1
Penn     8 5 0
Lafayette     3 2 1
Massachusetts     3 2 1
Johns Hopkins     2 2 0
Richmond     1 1 0
Wesleyan     3 4 0
Navy     1 2 0
Lehigh     1 5 1
Rutgers     0 1 0
Fordham     0 3 0

The 1885 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1885 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 1–5–1.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at PennPhiladelphia, PAL 0–54
October 17at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 8–24
October 31Lafayette
L 0–6 (forfeit)[2]
November 7StevensBethlehem, PAL 4–20
November 14RutgersBethlehem, PAW 10–5
November 18at PennPhiladelphia, PAL 0–35
November 21at LafayetteEaston, PAT 6–6[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1885 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule and Results". College Football Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Dispute Over a Foot-Ball Game". The Times (Philadelphia). November 1, 1885. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. (with the game in a scoreless tie, the referee ordered Lehigh's center off the field for a foul; Lehigh left the field in protest, and the game was called in Lafayette's favor)
  3. ^ "Lafayette and Lehigh Kick a Draw". The Times. November 22, 1885. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lehigh Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.