1962 Lehigh Engineers football team

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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.

DivisionUniversity Division
Record3–6 (2–2 MAC)
Headcoach
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1962 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record3–6 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Patrick Clark
  • Charles Gibson
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
 1961
1963 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
Delaware x500720
Bucknell510630
Lehigh220360
Temple230360
Lafayette240350
Gettysburg240260
Muhlenberg040270
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x500900
Moravian420530
Wagner330441
Wilkes340340
Upsala230440
Albright230350
Lycoming140440
Hofstra *100820
Juniata *210620
Southern College Division
Western Maryland x510810
Drexel x510620
Swarthmore420520
Lebanon Valley420530
Pennsylvania Military540550
Dickinson350350
Johns Hopkins240260
Ursinus250250
Haverford150160
Franklin & Marshall050080
West Chester *000720
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Delaware L 0–27 8,000–9,000 [3]
September 29 at Harvard* 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* L 15–22 6,500–8,275 [8]
November 3 at Colgate* 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 W 13–6 15,500–18,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
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