1969 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1969 Lehigh Engineers football Middle Atlantic Conference University Division MAC 4–5–1 2–2 Fred Dunlap 5th John Whitehead 1st Mike Leib Pete Tomaino Taylor Stadium Middle Three Conference champion The 1969 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season, and completed the 86th season of Engineers football. Lehigh finished fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and won the Middle Three Conference championship. The 1969 team came off a 3–7 record from the previous season. The team was led by coach Fred Dunlap. The team finished the regular season with a 4–5–1 record.Lehigh Football Record Book Year-by-Year Results Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 22 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf Mike Leib and Pete Tomaino were the team captains.Lehigh Football Record Book Lehigh Football Captains Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 12 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf To kick off its conference schedule, Lehigh scored a significant upset against Rutgers, dealing the Scarlet Knights their first loss during college football's centennial season, the 100th anniversary of the 1869 game between Rutgers and Princeton that is considered the sport's first intercollegiate matchup.1869–1969, The Centennial of Rutgers Football https://scarletknights.com/documents/2016/2/5/prospectus.pdf Rutgers University 1969 Rutgers Football Media Guide Dunlap compared the 17–7 victory to Lehigh's best season in recent memory: "We beat Columbia, Colgate and Harvard in 1961, our Lambert Cup year and this is the greatest football triumph for us since then."Werden Lincoln A. Lehigh Defense Halts Rutgers, 17-7, Despite 29 Completions by Policastro https://www.nytimes.com/1969/10/12/archives/lehigh-defense-halts-rutgers-177-despite-29-completions-by.html The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12, 1969 The Engineers beat both of their Middle Three rivals, Rutgers and Lafayette, to win the conference championship. The Engineers were 2–2 against MAC University Division opponents, earning fourth place in that conference. Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1969 small college UPI y y September 20 The Citadel<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 16 41 10,000 Citadel Sweeps to 41-16 Win Associated Press September 21, 1969 sec. 3, p. 5 The Greenville News Greenville, S.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69465421/1969-lehigh-citadel/ September 27 1969 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 55 7 6,500 Bomber Gridders Beaten by Lehigh Phil Langan September 29, 1969 21 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69466896/1969-lehigh-ithaca/ Attendance figure in Lehigh Gains 538 Yds., Blasts Ithaca, 55-7 September 28, 1969 sect. 3, p. 4 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. October 4 @ Wittenberg<ncg> Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH L 13 21 5,500 Lehigh Rallies Too Late Lynn Havach October 5, 1969 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69467424/1969-lehigh-wittenberg/ October 11 @ Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 17 7 16,000–17,000 Rutgers' Miscues Give Lehigh Game, 17-7 Jimmie Fleming October 12, 1969 A1 The Sunday Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69471480/1969-lehigh-rutgers/ October 18 @ Penn<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7 13 27,000–27,002 Penn Loses 3d Quarterback but Defense Holds Off Lehigh John Dell October 19, 1969 sect. 3, p. 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69472145/1969-lehigh-penn/ October 25 1969 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 24 36 10,500 Engineers Are Stunned 26-24 by Gettysburg's Late Surge Terry Larimer October 26, 1969 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69472966/1969-gettysburg-lehigh/ November 1 Colgate<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA T 14 14 7,500 Colgate Rallies to Tie Lehigh 14-14 Terry Larimer November 2, 1969 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69475202/1969-colgate-lehigh/ Attendance figure in Colgate, Lehigh Play a 14-14 Tie United Press International The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2, 1969 S4 November 8 @ #4 Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry) L 14 42 14,093 Records, Lehigh Tumble to Hens' DiMuzio Hal Bodley November 10, 1969 30 The Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69475850/1969-delaware-lehigh/ November 15 @ Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 7 3 4,100 Engineers Turn Back Bucknell 7-3 Terry Larimer November 16, 1969 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69477808/1969-bucknell-lehigh/ Attendance figure in Lehigh Nips Bucknell with 2d Half TD, 7-3 November 16, 1969 sect. 3, p. 3 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. November 22 Lafayette Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) W 36 19 16,000 Engineers Outpoint Lafayette Terry Larimer November 23, 1969 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69480004/1969-lafayette-lehigh/ Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1969 Lehigh) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/352/stats/12866 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 References Lehigh Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Lehigh Engineers football