1972 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 5–6 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | John Whitehead (4th season) |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
The 1972 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season.
In their eighth year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record. [1] Tom Benfield and Brian Derwin were the team captains. [2]
After a decisive victory over Hofstra to start the season, the Engineers briefly appeared in the UPI small college poll, ranking No. 12. A loss to No. 1 Delaware in their second matchup dropped them to No. 20, and a loss the next week to Rutgers pushed Lehigh out of the top 20 altogether. Lehigh remained unranked the rest of the year.
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Hofstra | W 44–13 | 7,200 | [3] | |
September 16 | at Delaware | L 22–28 | 19,657 | [4] | |
September 23 | at Rutgers | L 13–41 | 11,000 | [5] | |
September 30 | Vermont |
| W 26–20 | 5,000 | [6] |
October 7 | at Army | L 21–26 | 36,000–36,310 | [7] | |
October 14 | Bucknell |
| W 21–0 | 14,000 | [8] |
October 21 | Penn |
| L 27–30 | 14,000 | [9] |
October 28 | at Gettysburg |
| L 28–30 | 4,400 | [10] |
November 4 | at Colgate | L 34–42 | 2,500 | [11] | |
November 11 | Rochester |
| W 38–14 | 5,000 | [12] |
November 18 | at Lafayette | W 14–6 | 15,000–17,000 | [13] |