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1973 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1973 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Lehigh lost in the quarterfinal round of the national playoffs, and won the Lambert Cup.
| 1973 Lehigh Engineers football |
|---|
| Independent |
| 7–4–1 |
| Fred Dunlap (9th season) |
| John Whitehead (5th season) |
| Roger McFillin |
| Kim McQuilken |
| Taylor Stadium |
The 1973 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Lehigh lost in the quarterfinal round of the national playoffs, and won the Lambert Cup.
In their ninth year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled a 7–4–1 record (7–3–1 in the regular season). Kim McQuilken and Roger McFillin were the team captains. McQuilken completed 62.5% of his passes for 2,603 yards and 19 touchdowns and was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team quarterback on the 1973 Little All-America college football team.
Although they did not appear at any point in the small college rankings, the Engineers earned a share of the Lambert Cup, awarded to the best team from a mid-sized college in the East. Lehigh shared the honor with Delaware, which had started the year ranked No. 1 and ended at No. 10.
Both Delaware and Lehigh also qualified for the first-ever NCAA Division II national playoff. Lehigh lost a road game to No. 2 Western Kentucky.
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8 | at Hofstra | Hofstra StadiumHempstead, NY | W 49–0 | 5,500 | |
| September 15 | at Connecticut | Memorial StadiumStorrs, CT | W 22–20 | 10,000–10,089 | |
| September 22 | Rutgers | Taylor StadiumBethlehem, PA | L 13–31 | 12,000 | |
| September 29 | No. 1 Delaware | Taylor StadiumBethlehem, PA (rivalry) | L 9–21 | 14,500 | |
| October 6 | at Cornell | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | T 7–7 | 14,000 | |
| October 13 | at Bucknell | Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | W 42–15 | 12,000 | |
| October 19 | at Penn | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | L 20–27 | 15,500–17,800 | |
| October 27 | Gettysburg | Taylor StadiumBethlehem, PA | W 43–15 | 12,000 | |
| November 3 | Colgate | Taylor StadiumBethlehem, PA | W 58–26 | 12,000 | |
| November 10 | at Rochester | Fauver StadiumRochester, NY | W 42–0 | 2,500 | |
| November 17 | Lafayette | Taylor StadiumBethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) | W 45–13 | 18,000 | |
| December 1 | at No. 2 Western Kentucky | L.T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) | L 16–26 | 12,500 | |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |
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