South Mountaineer Volume 18, Issue 06

              Vol. 18 — No. 6
OCTOBER 21, 1975
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Sterrett, Weaver Lead
Lehigh Past Delaware
Engineers
Top Hens
By 35-23
Lehigh's explosive offense
destroyed a highly-ranked
defense Saturday, for the second
week in a row, as the Engineers
rallied to outscore Delaware
before 21,105 spectators by a 35-23
margin.
The Engineers maintained
their position as the second-
highest scoring team in Div. II
national statistics with a five-
touchdown barrage triggered by
the superb passing of quarterback Joe Sterrett.
Lehigh footballers now have
a 5-1 record with their sights
firmly set upon the Lambert Cup
and a berth in this year's NCAA
Div. II national playoffs.
Going into Saturday's contest
the Engineers were third in the
Lambert race behind unbeaten
Massachusetts, and once-beaten
Delaware, and striving to break
into the Top Ten in Div. II
national rankings. Delaware was
ranked eighth nationally.
Massachusetts won again, 23-7
over Rhode Island, so it remains
to be seen how highly the Lambert rating committee boosts
Lehigh, either into second or first
position.
The first rather direct comparison b'tween Lehigh and
Massachusetts will be possible
Saturday, in Taylor Stadium,
when the Engineers face Maine.
Massachusetts shut out the Black
Bears this year, 10-0.
Fred Dunlap, Lehigh's head
coach, refuses to be drawn into
talk of ratings or national
playoffs but he won't disagree
with anyone who claims his
Engineers are the strongest Div.
II team in the East.
"Our goal is to finish the season
10-1," he says. "If we're able to
win 10 games I believe
everything will fall into place
automatically. But that's looking
too far into the future. Right now
we're concentrating on our next
two opponents, Maine and
Colgate."
It's safe to assume, too, that
Lehigh's Mark Weaver Goes 97 Yards On Kickoff Return
Maine is thinking about its impending visit to Taylor Stadium
on Saturday.
Lehigh's eye-popping victory at
Newark, Del., which threw a
blanket of gloom over a Blue Hen
homecoming day turnout, firmly
established the Engineers as one
of the nation's top Div. II powers.
Sterrett, the senior quarterback from Wallingford, Pa., who
has developed into a more-than-
adequate successor to Kim
McQuilken and Joe Alleva, had a
brilliant day in which he completed 20 of 27 passes for 232
yards and three touchdowns.
Sophomore halfback Mark
Weaver caught two of these
scoring tosses, on plays covering
10 and 18 yards, and raced 97
yards on a kickoff return to account for three TDs against the
stunned Hens.
Junior tight end Larry Henshaw, of Hammonton, N. J.,
caught the other Sterrett touchdown pass, covering 23 yards.
Sophomore    halfback     Dave
Aprill, of Fords, N. J., ran 35
yards off right tackle for Lehigh's
opening touchdown..
Delaware's not-so-jolly blue
giants came out of the game with
a statistical advantage based
largely upon domination during
the first quarter.
The Hens (4-2) piled up a lot of
yards, shut off the Lehigh attack,
and generally gave indications of
taking full charge.  They could
Game Films
Thursday
Home Club films of the
Lehigh victory over
Delaware will be shown at
Hotel Bethlehem Thursday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. with
narration by head coach
Fred Dunlap.
Alumni and guests are
urged to attend.
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only score once, however, on a 7-
yard pass from quarterback Bill
Zwaan to tight end Rich Fugazzi,
as the Lehigh defense bent but
refused to break.
Hank Kline kicked the extra
point, and added a 41-yard field
goal on the first play of the
second quarter, for a 10-0
Delaware lead which looked
mighty big at the time. At this
point in the game Lehigh had a
net of 15 yards and was still
looking for a first down.
Sterrett broke the first down
ice on the first play following the
ensuing Delaware kickoff, connecting with fullback Rod Gardner of Maplewood, N. J., on an 18-
yard screen pass. He found split
end Bobby Liptak of Yonkers, N.
Y., on a short pitch and then fired
21 yards to Henshaw as the
Engineer offense finally began to
hit its stride.
Two plays later Aprill hit the
right side, glanced off a pileup
and found enough daylight for his
35-yard scoring run. When Greg
Pierog kicked the first of five
extra points the Engineers
trailed only 10-7 at 2:55 of the
second quarter.
Lehigh lost a golden opportunity a moment later when
defensive tackle Stan Fendryk of
Greene, N. Y., recovered a
fumble in Delaware territory and
a major penalty put the ball on
the Blue Hen 12. Gardner was
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Game At
A Glance
Lehigh 0   21     7   7—35
Delaware  7     3   13   0—23
D—Fugazzi 7 pass from Zwaan.
Kline kick.
D—FG 41 Kline.
L—Aprill 35 run. Pierog kick.
L—Weaver 10 pass from Sterrett.
Pierog kick.
L—Weaver 18 pass from Sterrett.
Pierog kick.
D—Beasley 40 pass from Zwaan.
Kline kick.
L—Weaver   97   kickoff   return.
Pierog kick.
D—Beasley 10 pass from Zwaan.
Pass failed.
L—Henshaw   23    pass    from
Sterrett. Pierog kick.
Attendance: 21,105
Leh Del
First downs  18 25
Net yds. rushing  75 239
Net yds. passing  232 207
Total yards  307 446
Passes attempted 28 27
Completed 20 13
Intercepted by ..   2 0
Punts 6 4
Avg. distance 39 32
Fumbles lost 2 2
Yards penalized 40 79
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing Att Yds Avg Td
Beasley.D 30   118   3.9   0
Aprill.L 7     57   8.1   1
Gardner,L  17     56   3.3   0
Sabol.D 8     40   5.0   0
Passing att com int yds td
Sterrett.L 27   20     0   232   3
Zwaan.D 16     8     2   166   3
Belicic.D  11     5     0     41   0
Receiving                No Yds Td
Beasley.D  5 109 2
Henshaw,L  5 82 1
Gardner,L 4 48 0
Weaver ,L 4 37 2
—LEHIGH PLAYERS-
ENDS:  Ross, Frederick, Liptak, Henshaw,
Lynch, Maddox, Camuti, Skola.
TACKLES:    Fendryk,   McKinney,   Orcutt,
Yaszemski,  Matt, Vandergrift,  Mattes.
GUARDS: Stine, Schulze, Sonon, Giordani.
CENTERS:   Borgosz, McKay.
QUARTERBACK:  Sterrett.
HALFBACKS:   Dutt,  Kelly, Weaver, Aprill,
Pierog,    Daniels,    Hogg,    Giasbrenner,
Fenton, Tracy, Diorio, Reese.
FULLBACKS:  Gardner, Clark, Gallagher
LINEBACKERS:   Healy,  Mullane,   Gift,
Bradley, D. Kozel.
Home Club Huddle after each
home game, excepting Lafayette,
in Rathbone Hall adjacent to
Taylor Stadium, approximately 4
p.m. Alumni and guests invited.
Donation at door.