In their second year under head coach Mike Cooley, the Engineers compiled a 1–8 record.
[2] In conference play, Lehigh's 1–3 record against opponents in the MAC University Division represented the fifth-best winning percentage in the six-team circuit, half a game ahead of Lafayette's 1–4.
The season-ending rivalry game against Lafayette was originally slated for November 23, but postponed following the assassination of John F. Kennedy the previous day.
The November 30 makeup date was the latest in the year that the 99-year traditional matchup had ever been held.
[3] Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.