The 1981 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
In their sixth year under head coach John Whitehead, the Engineers compiled an 8–3 record.
[1] Joe Macellara and Larry Michalski were the team captains.
[2] Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.