1963 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1963 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh finished second-to-last in both the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and the Middle Three Conference.

1963 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
1963 record1–8 (1–3 MAC University)
Head coach
CaptainJake LaMotta
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
No. 2 Delaware x 4 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
Bucknell 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Gettysburg 2 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Temple 1 –2 –0  5 –3 –1
Lehigh 1 –3 –0  1 –8 –0
Lafayette 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
College–Northern
Upsala x 4 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Wagner 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Albright 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Moravian 2 –4 –0  2 –4 –0
Wilkes 2 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
Lycoming 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
Juniata * 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Susquehanna * 2 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Hofstra * 0 –0 –0  3 –6 –0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x 4 –0 –0  6 –1 –1
Muhlenberg 4 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Dickinson 5 –2 –0  5 –2 –0
Swarthmore 4 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Drexel 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Lebanon Valley 4 –3 –0  4 –3 –0
Pennsylvania Military 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Ursinus 2 –4 –1  2 –4 –1
Haverford 2 –4 –0  2 –5 –0
Franklin & Marshall 1 –4 –0  1 –6 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –4 –1  0 –6 –1
West Chester * 0 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

In their second year under head coach Mike Cooley, the Engineers compiled a 1–8 record.[1] Jake LaMotta was the team captain.[2]

In conference play, Lehigh's 1–3 record against opponents in the MAC University Division represented the fifth-best winning percentage in the six-team circuit, half a game ahead of Lafayette's 1–4. The Engineers went 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lafayette.

The season-ending rivalry game against Lafayette was originally slated for November 23, but postponed following the assassination of John F. Kennedy the previous day. The November 30 makeup date was the latest in the year that the 99-year traditional matchup had ever been held.[3]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Delaware
L 0–30 9,364 [4]
October 5 at Cornell*
L 0–24 10,000 [5]
October 12 Gettysburg
L 20–24 9,000 [6]
October 19 at Rutgers
L 6–30 16,000 [7]
October 26 at Columbia*
L 21–42 8,273 [8]
November 2 Colgate*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–20 7,000 [9]
November 9 at Davidson*
L 3–7 6,000 [10]
November 16 at Bucknell
L 12–34 2,200 [11]
November 30 ^ Lafayette
W 15–8 7,000 [12]

References
  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. "Lafayette Girds for Postponed Battle at Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 30, 1963. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bodley, Hal (September 30, 1963). "Cooley Labels Hens One of East's Best". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cornell Scores over Lehigh, 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 6, 1963. p. S4.
  6. Buss, Jim (October 13, 1963). "Gettysburg Whips Engineers, 24-20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Fleming, Jimmie (October 20, 1963). "Rutgers Rolls to 30-6 Win over Lehigh". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bradbury, Will (October 27, 1963). "Columbia Crushes Lehigh, 42-21, as Roberts Accounts for 4 Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  9. Buss, Jim (November 3, 1963). "Engineers Lose 6th in a Row". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Parker, Emil (November 10, 1963). "Davidson Nips Lehigh, 7-3, on Hindsley's Last-Half TD". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Engineers Lose 8th, Set Mark". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 17, 1963. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Buss, Jim (December 1, 1963). "Lehigh Rally Tops Lafayette, 15-8". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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