1942 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1942 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1942 college football season. 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]
1942 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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Middle Three co-champion | |
Conference | Middle Three Conference |
1942 record | 5–2–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bernie Deehan |
Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
1942 Middle Three Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 3 | at Yale* | L 6–33 | 10,000 | [2] | |||
October 10 | Penn State* |
| L 3–19 | 7,000 | [3] | ||
October 17 | Pennsylvania Military* |
| W 13–0 | [1] | |||
October 24 | Rutgers |
| W 28–10 | 6,000 | [4] | ||
October 31 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 51–6 | 9,000 | [5] | ||
November 7 | Muhlenberg* |
| W 22–6 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
November 14 | Dickinson* |
| W 7–0 | 3,500 | [7] | ||
November 21 | at Lafayette | T 7–7 | 16,000 | [8] | |||
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References
- "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- Nichols, Joseph C. (October 4, 1942). "Yale Turns Back Lehigh by 33 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
- "Penn State Drive Downs Lehigh, 19-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1942. p. S3.
- "Lehigh Conquers Rutgers, 28 to 10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1942. p. S2.
- "Lehigh Turns Back Hampden-Sydney, 51-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1942. p. S4.
- "Lehigh Sets Back Muhlenberg, 22-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 8, 1942. p. S2.
- "Lehigh Pass Tops Dickinson, 7 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 15, 1942. p. S3.
- 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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