1962 Lehigh Engineers football team

1962 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	3–6 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Cooley (1st season)
Captains	Patrick Clark Charles Gibson
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1961 1963  →

1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University Division
Delaware x	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Temple	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Muhlenberg	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Moravian	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wagner	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Wilkes	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Upsala	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Albright	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra *	1	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Juniata *	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Southern College Division
Western Maryland x	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Drexel x	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Haverford	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1962 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh finished third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their first year under head coach Mike Cooley, the Engineers compiled a 3–6 record. ^[1] Patrick Clark and Charles Gibson were the team captains. ^[2]

Despite posting a losing overall record, Lehigh finished the year at .500 in conference play: a 2–2 record against MAC University Division opponents, and 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lafayette.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Delaware	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 0–27	8,000–9,000	[3]
September 29	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–27	10,000	[4]
October 6	Gettysburg	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–3	8,000–9,000	[5]
October 13	Bucknell	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–32	6,000–8,500	[6]
October 20	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–29	8,000–12,000	[7]
October 27	at Columbia *	Baker Field New York, NY	L 15–22	6,500–8,275	[8]
November 3	at Colgate *	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–13	4,200–4,500	[9]
November 10	Merchant Marine *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 18–0	5,000	[10]
November 17	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 13–6	15,500–18,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

^[12]

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. Buss, Jim (September 23, 1962). "Powerful Delaware Rolls over Lehigh". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Harvard Scores over Lehigh, 27-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 30, 1962. p. S6.
5. Buss, Jim (October 7, 1962). "Lehigh Laces Gettysburg for First Victory, 20-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Buss, Jim (October 14, 1962). "Bucknell Smacks Engineers, 32-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Buss, Jim (October 21, 1962). "Rutgers Capitalizes on Breaks to Turn Back Engineers, 29-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Teague, Robert L. (October 28, 1962). "Columbia Passing Attack Beats Lehigh Here, 22-15". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. "Colgate's Drives, Halt Lehigh, 13-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 4, 1962. p. S3.
10. Buss, Jim (November 11, 1962). "Lehigh Shakes Slump on 18-0 Victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Aubrey, Coult (November 18, 1962). "Lehigh Rally Stops Lafayette, 13-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.