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The 1985 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Headcoach
Captains
  • Marty Horn
  • Wes Walton
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1985 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Marty Horn
  • Wes Walton
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
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1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^ – 13–2–0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^ – 9–3–0
No. 18 Richmond – 8–3–0
Colgate – 7–3–1
Delaware – 7–4–0
Tennessee State – 7–4–0
No. 16 William & Mary – 7–4–0
Lafayette – 6–5–0
James Madison – 5–6–0
Lehigh – 5–6–0
Holy Cross – 4–6–1
Florida A&M – 4–7–0
Western Kentucky – 4–7–0
Bucknell – 3–7–0
Northeastern – 2–8–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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In their tenth and final year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Marty Horn and Wes Walton were the team captains.[2]

This would be Lehigh's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league opponents on the Engineers' 1985 schedule included Bucknell, Colgate and Lafayette. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Lehigh's home conference as of 2020.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 IUP
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 49–41 [3]
September 21 Connecticut
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 24–28 9,500 [4]
September 28 at Princeton W 34–13 12,000 [5]
October 5 at Colgate L 14–32 5,100 [6]
October 12 Rhode Island
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 38–45 13,500 [7]
October 19 at New Hampshire L 17–31 [8]
October 26 at Delaware W 16–14 17,546 [9]
November 2 William & Mary
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 29–31 10,800 [10]
November 9 at West Chester L 17–20 6,000 [11]
November 16 at Bucknell W 19–0 [12]
November 23 at Lafayette
W 24–19 17,000 [13]
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