1962 Lehigh Engineers football team

1962 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record3–6 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Patrick Clark
  • Charles Gibson
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 0 0 7 2 0
Bucknell 5 1 0 6 3 0
Lehigh 2 2 0 3 6 0
Temple 2 3 0 3 6 0
Lafayette 2 4 0 3 5 0
Gettysburg 2 4 0 2 6 0
Muhlenberg 0 4 0 2 7 0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x 5 0 0 9 0 0
Moravian 4 2 0 5 3 0
Wagner 3 3 0 4 4 1
Wilkes 3 4 0 3 4 0
Upsala 2 3 0 4 4 0
Albright 2 3 0 3 5 0
Lycoming 1 4 0 4 4 0
Hofstra * 1 0 0 8 2 0
Juniata * 2 1 0 6 2 0
Southern College Division
Western Maryland x 5 1 0 8 1 0
Drexel x 5 1 0 6 2 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0 5 2 0
Lebanon Valley 4 2 0 5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 4 0 5 5 0
Dickinson 3 5 0 3 5 0
Johns Hopkins 2 4 0 2 6 0
Ursinus 2 5 0 2 5 0
Haverford 1 5 0 1 6 0
Franklin & Marshall 0 5 0 0 8 0
West Chester * 0 0 0 7 2 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1962 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh finished third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their first year under head coach Mike Cooley, the Engineers compiled a 3–6 record.[1] Patrick Clark and Charles Gibson were the team captains.[2]

Despite posting a losing overall record, Lehigh finished the year at .500 in conference play: a 2–2 record against MAC University Division opponents, and 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lafayette.

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

  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.