1966 Lehigh Engineers football team

1966 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record0–9 (0–4 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Bauer
  • Richard Pochman
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Gettysburg 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Temple 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Hofstra 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Upsala 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Delaware Valley 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lycoming 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Moravian 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Albright 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Juniata 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wagner 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Susquehanna * 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Drexel 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Dickinson 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Western Maryland 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Ursinus 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Muhlenberg 2 – 6 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Lebanon Valley 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Haverford 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 6 – 2
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1966 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh lost all its games and placed last in both the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and in the Middle Three Conference.

In their second year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled an 0–9 record.[1] Dick Bauer and Richard Pochman were the team captains.[2]

Lehigh's winless (0–4) record against MAC University Division foes was the worst in the league. Lehigh was also winless (0–2) against its Middle Three rivals, losing to both Lafayette and Rutgers.

Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 at Penn*
L 28–38 7,794–7,900 [3]
October 1 Drexel*
L 9–12 3,500 [4]
October 8 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 14–42 8,750 [5]
October 15 at Gettysburg
L 13–31 5,800 [6]
October 22 No. 14 Delawaredagger
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 0–41 13,132 [7]
October 29 at Colgate*
L 15–21 4,500 [8]
November 5 Davidson*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 27–34 7,500–7,600 [9]
November 12 Bucknell
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 0–45 5,000 [10]
November 19 at Lafayette
L 0–16 14,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12.
  3. ^ McGinniss, Joe (September 25, 1966). "Penn's Big Rally Beats Lehigh, 38-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Buss, Jim (October 2, 1966). "Drexel Stuns Lehigh, 12-9". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Drexel Uses Fumble to Beat Lehigh, 12-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 2, 1966. sect. 3, p. 3.
  5. ^ Buss, Jim (October 9, 1966). "Rutgers Jars Lehigh for 9th Time in Row". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shirk Guides Bullets to 31-13 Homecoming Verdict over Lehigh in MAC Game". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 17, 1966. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bodley, Hal (October 24, 1966). "Hens Get a Breather, but Temple Is Waiting". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colgate Uses Breaks to Top Lehigh, 21-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. United Press International. October 30, 1966. sect. 3, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Buss, Jim (November 6, 1966). "Davidson Outduels Lehigh as Poole Sparkles, 34-27". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Buss, Jim (November 13, 1966). "Bucknell Runs Wild to Rip Lehigh, 45-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Lewis, Allen (November 20, 1966). "Lafayette Beats Lehigh for 1st Time Since '59". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.