1948 Lehigh Engineers football team

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1948 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference Middle Three Conference
Record5–4 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainDeForrest Bast
Home stadium Taylor Stadium
Seasons
  1947
1949  
1948 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers $ 2 0 07 2 0
Lafayette 1 1 07 2 0
Lehigh 0 2 05 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1948 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Lehigh finished last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their third year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 5–4 record, [1] 0–2 against conference opponents. DeForrest Bast was the team captain. [2]

Lehigh was ranked at No. 145 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 at Franklin & Marshall *L 12–13 7,500 [4]
October 2 at Case Tech *W 26–18 1,200 [5]
October 9 Drexel *W 45–0 5,000 [6]
October 16 Gettysburg *
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 14–13 8,000 [7]
October 23 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–20 8,000 [8]
October 30 NYU *
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 20–21 9,000 [9]
November 6 Muhlenberg *
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 35–20 10,000 [10]
November 13 Carnegie Tech *
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 20–0 7,500 [11]
November 20 at Lafayette L 13–23 21,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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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. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "F&M Edges Lehigh; Visitor Runs 105 Yds". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. September 26, 1948. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lehigh Gridders Top Case, 26-18". Akron Beacon Journal . Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. October 3, 1948. p. 3C via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lehigh Churns Out 45-0 Win over Drexel Dragons". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 10, 1948. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Lehigh Decision Gettysburg 14 to 13 in Rugged Battle". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 17, 1948. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rutgers Beats Lehigh, 20-6, with All Scoring in First Half of Game at Bethlehem". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 24, 1948. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "NYU Kills 3-TD Lehigh Lead for 21-20 Victory". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 31, 1948. p. C34 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Lehigh's Long Runs Defeat Muhlenberg, 35-20". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 7, 1948. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tartans Lose to Lehigh". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . Pittsburgh, Pa. November 14, 1948. sect. 2, p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  12. O'Gara, Frank (November 21, 1948). "Lafayette Rally Beats Lehigh, 23-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.