1897 Lehigh

3–⁠7, coached by S.M. Hammond.

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 1897, game by game: lost at Princeton 0–43; won vs. Williams 5–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–58; won vs. Dickinson 5–0; lost at Bucknell 20–28; lost at Lafayette 0–34; lost at Army 6–48; won vs. New York University 42–0; lost at Navy 6–28; lost vs. Lafayette 0–22+42−58Lost 0–43 at Princeton-43PrincetonWon 5–0 vs. Williams+5WilliamsLost 0–58 at Pennsylvania-58PennsylvaniaWon 5–0 vs. Dickinson+5DickinsonLost 20–28 at Bucknell-8BucknellLost 0–34 at Lafayette-34LafayetteLost 6–48 at Army-42ArmyWon 42–0 vs. New York University+42New York Univer…Lost 6–28 at Navy-22NavyLost 0–22 vs. Lafayette-22Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lafayette 22–⁠0.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
84–⁠261
Coach
S.M. Hammond
Elo
1231 +16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.7 No. 22 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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