1946 Lehigh Engineers football team

1946 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	2–6 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (1st season)
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1945 1947  →

1946 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1946 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Leckonby, the team compiled a 2–6 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 21	at Merchant Marine *	Kendrick Field Kings Point, NY	W 7–0	4,000	[2]
September 28	Gettysburg *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 28–7	8,000	[3]
October 5	at Dickinson *	Biddle Field Carlisle, PA	L 6–7	6,000	[4]
October 26	at Connecticut *	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs,CT	W 10–0	4,500	[5]
November 2	Muhlenberg *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–40	10,000	[6]
November 9	NYU *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 3–13	3,000	[7]
November 16	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–55	7,000	[8]
November 23	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	L 0–13	15,000	[9]
*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 Conquers Kings Point by 7-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 22, 1946. p. S3.
3. "Gettysburg Beats Lehigh by 19 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 29, 1946. p. S5.
4. "Dickinson Downs Lehigh as Game Nears End, 7-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 6, 1946. p. S5.
5. Zaiman, Bob (October 27, 1946). "Connecticut Is Defeated by Lehigh". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mules Crush Lehigh, 40-7, for Their Sixth Straight Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 3, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "NYU Breaks Old Jinx, Taking Lehigh in Taylor Stadium by 13-3 Score". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 10, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rutgers Crushes Lehigh by 55 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 17, 1946. p. S2.
9. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 24, 1946). "Lafayette Defeats Lehigh for 51st Time in Their 82d Meeting on Gridiron". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.