1952 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1952 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1952 college football season. Lehigh tied for the Middle Three Conference championship.

1952 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three Conference co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1952 record7–2 (1–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainBill Kitsos
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1952 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lehigh + 1 –0 –0  5 –4 –0
Rutgers + 1 –0 –0  4 –4 –1
Lafayette 0 –2 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their third year under head coach William Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record.[1] Bill Kitsos was the team captain.[2]

Lehigh only played one of its Middle Three opponents, beating Lafayette; co-champion Rutgers also beat Lafayette but did not face Lehigh, giving them identical 1–0 conference records.

Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at NYU*
L 7–10 5,000 [3]
October 4 Delaware*
L 6–7 7,000 [4]
October 11 at Buffalo*
W 26–7 [1]
October 18 Gettysburg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 15–7 7,000 [5]
October 25 Boston University*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 20–29 9,000 [6]
November 1 at Bucknell*
L 6–28 5,500 [7]
November 8 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 26–13 7,500 [8]
November 15 Carnegie Tech*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 26–6 4,000 [9]
November 22 at Lafayette
W 14–7 15,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "NYU Wins on Goal, 10-7, over Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 28, 1952. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Blocked PAT Costs Lehigh 7-6 Reverse to Delaware". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 5, 1952. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lehigh Defeats Gettysburg Bullets, 15-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 19, 1952. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "DeFeudis Scores 3 as B.U. Wins". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 26, 1952. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bucknell Starts New Spree, 28-6". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Worman, Russ (November 9, 1952). "Mules Lead in 1st, 13-0; Tide Turns in 2nd Period". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Doyle, Charles J. (November 16, 1952). "Tech Loses Finale to Lehigh, 26-6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Morrow, Art (November 23, 1952). "Lehigh Beats Lafayette on 4th Period TD, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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