1938 Lehigh Engineers football team

1938 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	2–5–2 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach	Glen Harmeson (5th season)
Captain	Marcus Wertz Jr.
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1938 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals. ^[1] Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Pennsylvania Military *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 16–13	7,000	[2]
October 1	Boston University *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	T 6–6		[3]
October 8	at Case *	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	T 0–0
October 15	Penn State *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–59
October 22	at Delaware *	Frazer Field Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 32–0		[4]
October 29	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–13	9,000	[5]
November 5	at NYU *	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–45	8,000	[6]
November 12	Muhlenberg *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–20	8,000	[7]
November 19	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	L 0–6	14,000	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Lehigh Triumphs over P.M.C., 16-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 25, 1938. p. S2.
3. "Surprising Lehigh Team Holds Boston Terriers to 6-6 Draw". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1938. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lehigh gets four touchdowns in final period to beat Delaware, 32–0". The Morning Call. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Stopped Along the Ground, Rutgers Takes to the Air to Score Over Lehigh". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 30, 1938. p. S4.
6. McGowen, Roscoe (November 6, 1938). "Seven Players Score Touchdowns as N.Y.U. Overpowers Lehigh at Ohio Field". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S2.
7. "Muhlenberg Wins from Lehigh, 20-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 13, 1938. p. S4.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1938). "Lafayette Stops Lehigh in Their 72d Game On Moyer's 32-Yard Run in 1st Period, 6-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.