1972 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1972 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season.

1972 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Fred Dunlap (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Whitehead (4th season)
Captains	Tom Benfield Brian Derwin
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ashland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Bridgeport			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Ball State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
St. Norbert			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Illinois College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

In their eighth year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record. Tom Benfield and Brian Derwin were the team captains.

After a decisive victory over Hofstra to start the season, the Engineers briefly appeared in the UPI small college poll, ranking No. 12. A loss to No. 1 Delaware in their second matchup dropped them to No. 20, and a loss the next week to Rutgers pushed Lehigh out of the top 20 altogether. Lehigh remained unranked the rest of the year.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Hofstra	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 44–13	7,200
September 16	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 22–28	19,657
September 23	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 13–41	11,000
September 30	Vermont	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 26–20	5,000
October 7	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 21–26	36,000–36,310
October 14	Bucknell	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 21–0	14,000
October 21	Penn	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 27–30	14,000
October 28	at Gettysburg	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	L 28–30	4,400
November 4	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 34–42	2,500
November 11	Rochester	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 38–14	5,000
November 18	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 14–6	15,000–17,000