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.
1884
The 1884 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1884 college football season. The team compiled an 0–4 record.
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1885
The 1885 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1885 college football season. The team compiled a 1–5–1 record.
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1886
The 1886 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1886 college football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record.
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1887
The 1887 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1887 college football season. The team compiled a 4–3 record.
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1888
The 1888 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 10–2 record.
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1889
The 1889 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled an 8–3–2 record.
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