Rutgers at Lehigh

Saturday, October 22, 1960

Rutgers beat Lehigh 8–⁠0. It was their 34th meeting; after it, Lehigh led the series 23–⁠11.

AwayRutgers8–⁠1 in 1960
8
HomeLehigh1–⁠3 in 1960
0

FinalHigh 55°F, low 41°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Lehigh Frightens Rutgers In Late Bid but Loses, 80

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1960, page 42

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    Lehigh Frightens Rutgers In Late Bid but Loses, 80 BETHLEHEM. Pa. Oct. % Cap. - Unbeaten and highly favored Rutgers held of a last minute Lehigh drive today for an 80 victory. Lehigh got to the 9-yard line with two minutes remaining but Rutgers Army Byrd intercopied a pass in the end zone and killed the Engineers scoring hopes. : Rutgers scored on the second play Of the final period wher Bill Thompson, sophomore halfback, crashed over IN1 the two. The touchdown capped q 49-yard drive. Lehigh hac punted to its own 40 and Rut. gers scored nine plays later. The key play in the drive wa a 13-yard pass from Quarter back Bill Speranza to End Mar .Engle. Speranza passed to Pau

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Rutgers 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Lehigh leads 27–⁠24 in 51 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.

Recent meetings
1977Rutgers 20, Lehigh 0
1976Rutgers 28, Lehigh 21
1975Lehigh 34, Rutgers 20
1974Rutgers 37, Lehigh 16
1973Rutgers 31, Lehigh 13
1972Rutgers 41, Lehigh 13

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