1960 Lehigh Engineers football team

1960 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	4–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (15th season)
Captain	William Jones
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University Division
Rutgers x	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Lafayette	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Delaware	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Northern College Division
Albright x	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Wagner x	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Lebanon Valley	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Juniata	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Scranton	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Upsala	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Wilkes	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Moravian	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Hofstra *	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Lycoming *	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ursinus	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Swarthmore	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Drexel	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	7	–	1
Haverford	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
No. 5 West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1960 college football season. Lehigh finished third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their 15th year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 4–5 record. ^[1] William Jones was the team captain. ^[2]

Lehigh finished third in the MAC University Division with a record of 3–2 against conference opponents. The Engineers went 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lafayette.

Opening the season with a three-game winning streak, the Engineers rose to No. 3 in the UPI small college poll before a longer streak of five losses pushed them out of the top 20. They finished the year unranked.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Delaware		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	W 27–14	8,500	[3]
October 1	at Colgate *	No. 7	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 39–22	6,000	[4]
October 8	Gettysburg	No. 3	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 52–21	10,000	[5]
October 15	at No. 9 Tufts *	No. 4	Ellis Oval Somerville, MA	L 0–14	6,000	[6]
October 22	Rutgers	No. 9	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–8	14,000	[7]
October 29	at Bucknell	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 6–18	6,000	[8]
November 5	at VMI *	No. 18	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 14–18	6,000	[9]
November 12	Davidson *		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 18–21	5,000	[10]
November 19	at Lafayette		Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 26–3	18,000–19,000	[11]
*Non-conference game 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. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. Kelley, Bob (September 26, 1960). "Lehigh Foils Air Attack, Tops Delaware, 27-14". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lehigh 'Railroads' Colgate on Soph's 4 TDs". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bullets Suffer 52-21 Shellacking at Lehigh; Three Players Injured". The Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pa. October 10, 1960. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Ralby, Herb (October 16, 1960). "Tufts Tips Lehigh in Upset, 14 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lehigh Toppled by Tufts, 14-0". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 16, 1960. p. 34.
7. Fleming, Jimmie (October 23, 1960). "Rutgers Gets Fifth Straight Win at Lehigh". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bucknell Upends Lehigh, 18-6 in Conference". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 30, 1960. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Guback, Steve (November 6, 1960). "Keydets Survive Rally by Lehigh, Win, 18-14". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Davidson's 3 Kicks Provide 21-18 Victory". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 13, 1960. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Good, Herb (November 20, 1960). "Lehigh Wins as Richmond Scores Pair". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.