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The 1907 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its second season under head coach Byron W. Dickson, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 198 to 45. Lehigh played home games at Lehigh Field in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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The 1912 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its first season under head coach Tom Keady, the team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 72. Lehigh played home games at Lehigh Field in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The 1916 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Tom Keady, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 45. Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The 1917 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Tom Keady, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 78. Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The 1919 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Tom Keady, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 51. Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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- ↑ "1913 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Lehigh Swamps Albright Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1913 – via Newspapers.com.