1960 Lehigh Engineers football team

1960 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record4–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Jones
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Rutgers x 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Delaware 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Wagner x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Lebanon Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Susquehanna 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Juniata 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Scranton 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Upsala 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Wilkes 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Moravian 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Hofstra * 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Lycoming * 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ursinus 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Swarthmore 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Drexel 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Haverford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1960 college football season. Lehigh finished third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their 15th year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 4–5 record.[1] William Jones was the team captain.[2]

Lehigh finished third in the MAC University Division with a record of 3–2 against conference opponents. The Engineers went 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lafayette.

Opening the season with a three-game winning streak, the Engineers rose to No. 3 in the UPI small college poll before a longer streak of five losses pushed them out of the top 20. They finished the year unranked.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Delaware
W 27–14 8,500 [3]
October 1 at Colgate* No. 7
W 39–22 6,000 [4]
October 8 Gettysburg No. 3
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 52–21 10,000 [5]
October 15 at No. 9 Tufts* No. 4
L 0–14 6,000 [6]
October 22 Rutgers No. 9
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 0–814,000[7]
October 29 at Bucknell No. 10
L 6–18 6,000 [8]
November 5 at VMI* No. 18
L 14–18 6,000 [9]
November 12 Davidson*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 18–21 5,000 [10]
November 19 at Lafayette
W 26–3 18,000–19,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  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. ^ Kelley, Bob (September 26, 1960). "Lehigh Foils Air Attack, Tops Delaware, 27-14". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lehigh 'Railroads' Colgate on Soph's 4 TDs". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bullets Suffer 52-21 Shellacking at Lehigh; Three Players Injured". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 10, 1960. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ralby, Herb (October 16, 1960). "Tufts Tips Lehigh in Upset, 14 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lehigh Toppled by Tufts, 14-0". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 16, 1960. p. 34.
  7. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 23, 1960). "Rutgers Gets Fifth Straight Win at Lehigh". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell Upends Lehigh, 18-6 in Conference". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 30, 1960. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Guback, Steve (November 6, 1960). "Keydets Survive Rally by Lehigh, Win, 18-14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davidson's 3 Kicks Provide 21-18 Victory". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 13, 1960. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Good, Herb (November 20, 1960). "Lehigh Wins as Richmond Scores Pair". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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