1964 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1964 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh tied for last in both the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and in the Middle Three Conference.

1964 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
	University Division
1964 record	1–7–1 (0–3–1 MAC University)
Head coach	Mike Cooley (3rd season)
Captains	Charles Ortlam Joe Weiss
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium

1964 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Gettysburg x	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Temple	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Delaware	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	4	–	2			0	–	7	–	2
Hofstra	0	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Lehigh	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
College–Northern
Wagner x	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Albright	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Juniata	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Moravian	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Upsala	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wilkes	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Susquehanna *	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
College–Southern
Franklin & Marshall x	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Drexel	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Muhlenberg	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Swarthmore	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Dickinson	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Western Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Haverford	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

In their third and final year under head coach Mike Cooley, the Engineers compiled a 1–7–1 record.[1] Charles Ortlam and Joe Weiss were the team captains.[2]

At 0–3–1 against MAC University Division foes, Lehigh was one of three teams without a win in conference play, along with Hofstra (0–3–1), playing its first year in the division, and Lafayette (0–4–2). Lehigh went 0–1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and tying Lafayette.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–13	8,446	[3]
October 3	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–54	24,917	[4]
October 10	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–20	7,500	[5]
October 17	at No. 16 Gettysburg	Memorial Field Gettysburg, PA	L 7–39	5,300	[6]
October 24	No. 12 Delaware	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 8–46	7,000	[7]
October 31	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–41	5,000	[8]
November 7	Davidson*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 13–10	8,000	[9]
November 14	Bucknell	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–3	4,500	[10]
November 21	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	T 6–6	19,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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. "Early Penn Dash Tops Lehigh, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1964. p. S8.
4. Strauss, Michael (October 4, 1964). "Yale Overpowers Lehigh, 54-0, for Its 600th Football Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
5. Fleming, Jimmie (October 11, 1964). "Scarlet Smothers Engineers, 20-7". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gettysburg Crushes Lehigh". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 18, 1964. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Buss, Jim (October 25, 1964). "Winless Lehigh Walloped by Smooth Delaware, 46-8". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Colgate Crushes Lehigh by 41 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 1, 1964. p. S3.
9. Buss, Jim (November 8, 1964). "Lehigh Snaps Out of Slump, Deals Davidson 13-10 Defeat". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Buss, Jim (November 15, 1964). "Stubborn Lehigh Falls, 3-0, to Heavily-Favored Bisons". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Smith, Ron (November 22, 1964). "Late Drives Fail, Lafayette Ties Lehigh in 100th". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.