1968 Lehigh Engineers football team

1968 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record3–7 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rick Laubach
  • John Miller
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bucknell 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Temple 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Hofstra 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Gettysburg 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
West Chester * 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. T–19 Wilkes x 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Delaware Valley 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Juniata 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Upsala 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Moravian 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Susquehanna 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Lycoming 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Wagner * 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Southern College Division
Franklin & Marshall x 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Johns Hopkins x 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Muhlenberg 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lebanon Valley 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Ursinus 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Haverford 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Swarthmore 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Drexel * 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh tied for second in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and placed second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their fourth year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled a 3–7 record.[1] Rick Laubach and John Miller were the team captains.[2]

Despite their overall losing record, Lehigh finished the year at .500 in conference play. The Engineers' 2–2 record against MAC University Division foes tied Lafayette and Temple for third place in the eight-team circuit. They went 1–1 against Middle Three rivals, beating Lafayette but losing to Rutgers.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Drexel*
W 59–21 8,000–8,500 [3]
September 28 at The Citadel*
L 12–28 15,400–15,450 [4]
October 5 Wittenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 14–37 9,500 [5]
October 12 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 26–29 9,300 [6]
October 19 at Penn*
L 0–34 8,916 [7]
October 26 at Gettysburg
W 34–14 4,647 [8]
November 2 at Colgate*
L 11–27 8,500 [9]
November 9 Delaware
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 13–37 9,000 [10]
November 16 Bucknell
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 27–31 7,500 [11]
November 23 at Lafayette
W 21–6 16,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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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 22, 1968). "Lehigh Romps over Drexel 59-21". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McMillan Sparks Citadel's Triumph". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Buss, Jim (October 6, 1968). "Wittenberg Grid Machine Rolls over Lehigh 37-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Buss, Jim (October 13, 1968). "Rutgers Builds Up Big Lead, Holds on to Set Back Lehigh". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Vecsey, George (October 20, 1968). "Undefeated Penn Routs Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S9.
  8. ^ "17-Game Homecoming Win Streak Ends as Lehigh Trounces Bullets 34-14". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 28, 1968. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lydic, in First Role as Starter, Leads Colgate to 27-11 Victory Over Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. S4.
  10. ^ Buss, Jim (November 10, 1968). "Delaware Smashes Lehigh 37-13 with an Awesome Ground Attack". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Buss, Jim (November 17, 1968). "Engineers Bow to Bisons 31-27". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Lewis, Allen (November 24, 1968). "'Quiet' Lehigh Noisy Enough to Trip Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

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