1885 Lehigh football team

American college football season

1885 Lehigh football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–5–1
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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

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October 10| at Penn| Philadelphia, PA| L 0–54|
October 17| at Haverford| Haverford, PA| L 8–24|
October 31| Lafayette|

* University Athletic Grounds
* Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)

| L 0–6 (forfeit)| [2]
November 7| Stevens| Bethlehem, PA| L 4–20|
November 14| Rutgers| Bethlehem, PA| W 10–5|
November 18| at Penn| Philadelphia, PA| L 0–35|
November 21| at Lafayette| Easton, PA| T 6–6| [3]

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## References

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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.

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