1965 Lehigh Engineers football team

1965 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three Conference co-champion
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	1–8 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach	Fred Dunlap (2nd season)
Captains	Robert Draucher Harold Yeich
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
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1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

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

The 1965 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh finished second-to-last in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and was one of three co-champions in the Middle Three Conference.

In their first year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled a 1–8 record. ^[1] Robert Draucher and Harold Yeich were the team captains. ^[2]

In conference play, Lehigh's 1–3 record against opponents in the MAC University Division represented the sixth-best winning percentage in the seven-team circuit, ahead of Lafayette's 1–5. All three teams in the Middle Three recorded one win and one loss against league rivals, splitting the championship three ways. Lehigh beat Lafayette, its only win of the year, but lost to Rutgers.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Penn *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–20	8,666	[3]
October 2	Cornell *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–49	8,622	[4]
October 9	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–6	12,800	[5]
October 16	Gettysburg	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 17–26	9,556	[6]
October 23	Delaware	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 21–42	6,000	[7]
October 30	Furman *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 15–27	5,500	[8]
November 6	at Davidson *	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 23–37	7,200	[9]
November 13	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–41	6,200–7,200	[10] [11]
November 20	Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 20–14	13,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

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. Dolson, Frank (September 26, 1965). "Molloy Runs 66 for TD as Penn Checks Late Rally to Beat Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sec. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornell Clue: 7 Points--After". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rutgers Edges Lehigh on Last-Minute TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 10, 1965. sect. 3, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Buss, Jim (October 17, 1965). "Bullets Deal Lehigh 4th Straight Defeat". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Buss, Jim (October 24, 1965). "Delaware Raps Lehigh, 42-12". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Buss, Jim (October 31, 1965). "Furman Outduels Lehigh, 27-15". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Tarleton, Larry (November 7, 1965). "Davidson Breaks Streak, Outscores Lehigh, 37-23". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bucknell 1st in MAC as Mitchell Grabs 9". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 14, 1965. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bucknell)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 14, 2024.
12. Buss, Jim (November 21, 1965). "Lehigh Surprises Lafayette, 20-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.