The Engineers played their home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
[1] The team was led by coach John Whitehead.
The team finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs.
The Engineers defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 33–0 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.
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