Despite not winning either of its two conferences, Lehigh was awarded the Lambert Cup as the best small-college football team in the East.
In both polls, Lehigh ended up the top-ranked team in the geographic area covered by the Lambert awards.
Rutgers, which defeated Lehigh and won both conferences, was considered a "major" university and not eligible for the Lambert Cup.
As the winners of the inaugural small-college Lambert Cup in 1957, Lehigh became the first college to receive the award twice.
[3] Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.