1953 Lehigh Engineers football team

1953 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	4–5 (0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (8th season)
Captain	Thomas Gunn
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	1	–	0	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Columbia *	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–14	10,000	[3]
October 3	at Delaware *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 13–26	4,100	[4]
October 10	Buffalo *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 27–0	7,000	[5]
October 17	at Gettysburg *	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	L 7–22	5,000	[6]
October 23	at Boston University *	Braves Field Boston, MA	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	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 0–46	14,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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. 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.