South Mountaineer Volume 32, Issue 10

              Volume 32, Number 10
November 7,1989
Bethlehem, Pa.
Photography by YOUNG HONG
Colgate humbles
Lehigh, 46-30
By RON TICHO
Director of Sports Information
It was a record-breaking day for Lehigh quarterback Todd Brunner. To be exact,
nine school records toppled on Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y., where the Engineers
suffered a 46-30 defeat to Colonial League foe Colgate.
Brunner set new game standards for pass completions (38), attempts (64),
passing yards (467) and total offense (489 yards). He set new seasonal passing
records in the following categories; passing yards (3,146), passing touchdowns (24),
300-yard passing games (7), 400-yard passing games (3), and total offense (3,264
yards).
But as records go, Brunner would trade them all in for a victory over the Red
Raiders.
"The records are nice, but I would've swapped them anyday for a win. Individual performances mean very little when your team isn't winning," said a dejected
Brunner.
Lehigh, 5-4, 1-1 in the Colonial League, struggled for the second week in a row
on defense as injuries plagued the Brown and White's secondary. Both starting
defensive backs Peter Sczerbinski and Ben Taylor were lost for the remainder of the
season with knee injuries during the William & Mary contest.
Colgate, 4-5, 1-2 in the Colonial League, took advantage of the secondary
situation. Raider QB Dave Goodwin threw for a career-high 445 yards, completing
29 of 43 passes and three touchdown strikes. It was the second best day in Colgate
school history, and in the process he broke the school's mark for passing yardage
(2,606 yards) and completions (188) in one season.
"They're an awfully good team on offense," said Lehigh head coach Hank
Small, "As soon as we went with any kind of pressure, they consistently hit the
outcuts. Their front gave him (Goodwin) good protection all day. And when we
were able to get a little pressure on him, he rolled to one side or the other and hit the
open man."
The beginning looked much like those of past Engineer games as Lehigh took the
opening kickoff 68 yards in 12 plays, scoring the first touchdown of the game on a
two-yard pass from Erick Torain to Rob Varano. gee ENG|NEERS page 3
Lehigh quarterback Todd Brunner, scrambles behind the blocking of senior lineman Mike
Hendricks. Hendricks and the rest of the "Chain Gang" gave Brunner solid protection while he
established four new single game Lehigh records.
Lehigh-Lafayette
tickets nearly sold out
The Lehigh University ticket office has announced that
all Lehigh tickets for the annual Lehigh-Lafayette football
game to be played at Lehigh's Murray H. Goodman Stadium
November 18, 1989, have been sold. This announcement
applies only to all tickets sold by Lehigh and not to Lafayette's allotment of tickets. According to the Lafayette ticket
office some tickets may be available at the end of this week.
Capacity at Goodman Stadium is now 18,371 and this
year's Lehigh-Lafayette matchup will be played before the
largest crowd ever at the stadium.
This year's game is the 125th meeting between the two
schools and the first to be played at Goodman Stadium. The
game also represents the 11th straight sellout at Lehigh's
home field.
The 125th Meeting
Alumni gatherings planned ~™£Z;2^lly
for Lafayette weekend Green 73> 001)751-6071
The following is a list of locations where
Lehigh alumni will be gathering to watch the 125th
Lehigh-Lafayette game on Nov. 18. The game will
be broadcast live by WFMZ-TV, Channel 69, and
will be distributed on satellite. For more information
or to make reservations, contact the names and
numbers listed below. For more general information,
contact the Lehigh Alumni Association.
ALABAMA-Officers Open Mess, Redstone
Arsenal. Ken Johnson '47, (205)835-4621
ATLANTA-Sports Rock Cafe, 5920
Roswell Rd. Don Lang, Lafayette 75,
(404)448-3912
BOSTON-Sports Depot, 353 Cambridge
St, Allston, MA. Julie Heffernan '84,
(617)522-0046
CAROLINAS-TJ's Restaurant & Tavern,
9101 Matthews-Pineville Rd., Pineville,
NC. Keith Anthony 78, (704)699-0563
See 125th MEETING page 4