1953 Lehigh Engineers football team

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1953 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference Middle Three Conference
Record4–5 (0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Gunn
Home stadium Taylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers $ 1 –0 –02 –6 –0
Lafayette 1 –1 –05 –4 –0
Lehigh 0 –1 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1953 college football season. Lehigh placed last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their sixth year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 4–5 record. [1] They lost their sole conference game, against Lafayette; for the second straight year, Lehigh did not meet its other conference rival, Rutgers. Thomas Gunn was the team captain. [2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at Columbia *
L 7–14 10,000 [3]
October 3 at Delaware *
L 13–26 4,100 [4]
October 10 Buffalo *
W 27–0 7,000 [5]
October 17 at Gettysburg *
L 7–22 5,000 [6]
October 23 at Boston University *
L 12–52 8,000 [7]
October 31 Bucknell *
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 20–6 [1]
November 7 Muhlenberg *
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 13–0 4,500 [8]
November 14 Carnegie Tech *
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 26–13 7,500 [9]
November 21 Lafayette
L 0–46 14,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

[11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (September 27, 1953). "Lions Strike Through Air to Down Lehigh in Opener". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ↑ "Blue Hens Down Lehigh, 26 to 13". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. October 5, 1953. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lehigh Dumps Buffalo for First Victory, 27-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 11, 1953. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Hanks, Jerry (October 18, 1953). "Gettysburg Line Paves Way for 22-7 Win over Lehigh". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Keane, Clif (October 24, 1953). "B.U. Eleven Wins over Lehigh, 52-12; Ties Scoring Mark". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ McCarron, Joe (November 8, 1953). "Lehigh Downs Mules, 13-0, on two TD Passes". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Drum, Bob (November 15, 1953). "Lehigh Keeps Tech Spell, 26-13". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Hanks, Jerry (November 22, 1953). "Lafayette Strikes Early to Crush Lehigh, 33-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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