1965 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season

1965 Lehigh Engineers football

Middle Three Conference co-champion

Conference| Middle Atlantic Conference
Division| University Division
Record| 1–8 (1–3 MAC University)
Head coach|

* Fred Dunlap (2nd season)

Captains|

* Robert Draucher
* Harold Yeich

Home stadium| Taylor Stadium

Seasons

<- 1964

1966 ->

1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
University
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
College–Northern
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
College–Southern
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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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 |  [10]
November 20 |  Lafayette |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)

| W 20–14|  13,000 |  [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

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. ^ 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. ^ Buss, Jim (November 21, 1965). "Lehigh Surprises Lafayette, 20-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.

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