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1975 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1975 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Lehigh lost in the quarterfinal round of the national playoffs, but won the Lambert Cup.

1975 Lehigh Engineers football
Division II first round vs. New Hampshire, L 21-35
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Jerry Mullane
  • Joe Sterrett
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   –   13 – 1 – 0
American International   –   8 – 1 – 0
Lehigh ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   7 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   7 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Youngstown State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 5 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   4 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   4 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   3 – 5 – 2
Northeastern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Western Carolina   –   3 – 7 – 0
Nevada   –   3 – 8 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha   –   2 – 9 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   0 – 11 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

In their 11th and final year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled a 9–3 record (9–2 in the regular season).[1] Jerry Mullane and Joe Sterrett were the team captains.[2]

Unranked at the start of the year, the Engineers first appeared in the 1975 Division II national polls in late October, climbing to No. 4 in the coaches poll before a late-season loss to Bucknell dropped them to No. 6, their final coaches poll position. In the AP writers poll, Lehigh ended the regular season ranked No. 11, but the final poll was released after the playoffs, and Lehigh did not rank in the top 15.

Lehigh won the Lambert Cup, awarded to the best team from a mid-sized college in the East. The Engineers also qualified for its second NCAA Division II national playoff in three years, but lost in the first round to No. 8 New Hampshire.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Millersville
W 27–18 9,500 [3]
September 20 at Army
L 32–54 27,800–27,872 [4]
September 27 Penn
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 34–23 14,000 [5]
October 4 at Gettysburg
W 56–22 3,500 [6]
October 11 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 34–20 11,500 [7]
October 18 at No. 9 Delaware
W 35–23 21,100–21,105 [8][9]
October 25 Maine No. 10
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 21–14 9,500 [10]
November 1 Colgate No. 7
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 38–6 15,000 [11]
November 8 at Davidson No. 5
W 37–19 3,000 [12]
November 15 at Bucknell No. 4
L 25–32 7,500 [13]
November 22 Lafayette No. 6
W 40–14 17,000–17,300 [14][15]
November 29 No. 8 New Hampshire No. 6
L 21–35 9,100 [16]

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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. ^ "Lehigh Fights for 27-18 Win over Millersville". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 14, 1975. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gaffer, Wes (September 21, 1975). "Army Explodes Again, Blasts Lehigh, 54-32". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 132 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dell, John (September 28, 1975). "Lehigh Beats Penn 1st Time in 87 Years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Larimer, Terry (October 5, 1975). "Lehigh Steamrolls Past Gettysburg 56-22". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lehigh 56, Gettysburg 22". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 5, 1975. p. 6E.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 12, 1975). "Lehigh's Air, Ground Attack Too Much for Rutgers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Simmons, Bill (October 19, 1975). "Sterrett's Arm Leads Lehigh over Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Larimer, Terry (October 26, 1975). "Lehigh Walks over Maine 51-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Larimer, Terry (November 2, 1975). "Lehigh Easily Handles Colgate 38-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Spencer, Reid (November 9, 1975). "Wildcats Improved, but Lehigh Triumphs". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Ranck, Jeff (November 17, 1975). "Bucknell Stuns Lehigh, Finishes 5-4". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Larimer, Terry (November 23, 1975). "Sterrett, Gardner Spark Lehigh 40-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  16. ^ Cadigan, Barry (November 30, 1975). "UNH Gains Bowl, 35-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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