1942 Lehigh Engineers football team

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1942 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–2–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainBernie Deehan
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh + 1 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Lafayette + 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Rutgers 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1942 college football season.

History[edit]

In its first and only season under head coach George Hoban, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, with one win and one tie against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

Lehight was ranked at No. 121 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 at Yale*
L 6–33 10,000 [3]
October 10 Penn State*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 3–19 7,000 [4]
October 17 Pennsylvania Military*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 13–0 [1]
October 24 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 28–10 6,000 [5]
October 31 Hampden–Sydney*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 51–6 9,000 [6]
November 7 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 22–6 12,000 [7]
November 14 Dickinson*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 7–0 3,500 [8]
November 21 at Lafayette
T 7–7 16,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 4, 1942). "Yale Turns Back Lehigh by 33 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
  4. ^ "Penn State Drive Downs Lehigh, 19-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1942. p. S3.
  5. ^ "Lehigh Conquers Rutgers, 28 to 10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1942. p. S2.
  6. ^ "Lehigh Turns Back Hampden-Sydney, 51-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1942. p. S4.
  7. ^ "Lehigh Sets Back Muhlenberg, 22-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 8, 1942. p. S2.
  8. ^ "Lehigh Pass Tops Dickinson, 7 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 15, 1942. p. S3.
  9. ^ Childs, Kingsley (November 22, 1942). "Lafayette in Tie with Lehigh, 7 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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