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The 1976 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season.

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Headcoach
Captains
  • John Healy
  • Marc Orcutt
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1976 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captains
  • John Healy
  • Marc Orcutt
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^ – 11–2–0
No. 3 Akron ^ – 10–3–0
No. 7 UNLV ^ – 9–3–0
No. 4 Delaware ^ – 8–3–1
Nevada – 8–3–0
Portland State – 8–3–0
Tennessee State – 7–2–1
American International – 6–3–0
Northern Colorado – 6–3–0
Madison – 7–4–0
Santa Clara – 7–4–0
Western Carolina – 6–4–0
Chattanooga – 6–4–1
Southern Connecticut State – 5–4–0
Central State (OH) – 6–5–0
Lehigh – 6–5–0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff – 5–5–0
Central Connecticut – 5–5–0
Illinois College – 4–4–1
Lafayette – 5–5–0
Eastern Illinois – 5–6–0
Bucknell – 4–5–0
Youngstown State – 4–6–0
Kentucky State – 3–7–1
Nebraska–Omaha – 3–8–0
Northeastern – 2–7–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
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In their first year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 6–5 record.[1] John Healy and Marc Orcutt were the team captains.[2]

After starting the season with three wins, the Engineers briefly appeared in the national Division II coaches poll rankings, at No. 6. A loss to Division I opponent Yale dropped them to No. 9. Following a loss the next week to Division II rival Bucknell, they fell out of the top 20. Lehigh remained unranked the rest of the year.

Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Kutztown W 29–6 9,500 [3]
September 18 Baldwin–Wallace
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 21–14 8,500 [1]
September 24 at Penn W 24–20 9,300–9,305 [4]
October 2 at Yale L 6–21 13,000–13,034 [5]
October 9 at Bucknell L 0–3 5,000 [1]
October 16 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 21–28 15,000 [6]
October 23 at Maine W 24–0 7,600 [7]
October 30 Gettysburg
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 56–15 9,500 [8]
November 6 at Virginia L 20–21 16,743 [9]
November 13 C.W. Post
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 17–10 7,000 [10]
November 20 at Lafayette L 17–21 15,000 [11]
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