1966 Lehigh Engineers football team

1966 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	0–9 (0–4 MAC University)
Head coach	Fred Dunlap (2nd season)
Captains	Dick Bauer Richard Pochman
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1965 1967  →

1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
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
College–Northern
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
College–Southern
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Penn *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 28–38	7,794	[3]
October 1	Drexel *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 9–12	3,500	[4]
October 8	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–42	8,750	[5]
October 15	at Gettysburg	Memorial Field Gettysburg, PA	L 13–31	5,800	[6]
October 22	No. 14 Delaware	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 0–41	13,132	[7]
October 29	at Colgate *	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 15–21	4,500	[8]
November 5	Davidson *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 27–34	7,600	[9]
November 12	Bucknell	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–45	5,000	[10]
November 19	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 0–16	14,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Small College Coaches Poll

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. 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.