Lehigh football, 1884–1889

The Lehigh football team (later known as the Lehigh Mountain Hawks) represented Lehigh University of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in American football. Significant points in this, the first decade of Lehigh football, included the following:

  • The Lehigh football program started on October 25, 1884, with a 50–0 loss to Lafayette. The team lost all four games in 1884 by a combined score of 181 to 16.
  • Lehigh won its first intercollegiate football game on November 14, 1885, defeating Rutgers by a 10–5 score.
  • Lehigh's first winning season was in 1886 when the team compiled a 4–3–1 record.
  • The 1888 team became one of the sport's leading teams, compiling a 10–2 record and shutting out seven oppoinents, including Bucknell (74–0), Rutgers (30–0), Penn State (30–0), and Cornell (4–0).
  • On November 11, 1889, Lehigh shut out Penn State, 106–0, the worst defeat in the history of the Penn State football program.

The Lehigh football team did not have a coach during the 1880s.

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