1954 Lehigh Engineers football team

1954 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three co-champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	2–5–2 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (9th season)
Captain	Harry Stotz
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh +	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rutgers +	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lafayette +	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	5	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1954 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1954 college football season. Lehigh tied for the Middle Three Conference championship.

In their ninth year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 2–5–2 record. ^[1] In the Middle Three Conference, all three teams finished with 1–1 records. Harry Stotz 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 25	at Virginia *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 21–27	12,000	[3]
October 2	Delaware *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 0–21	6,500	[4]
October 9	at Bucknell *	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 46–48	4,500	[5]
October 16	Gettysburg *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–6	8,599	[6]
October 23	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 33–13	7,500	[7]
October 30	Brown *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–34	6,500	[8]
November 6	Muhlenberg *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	T 20–20	8,500	[9]
November 13	at Carnegie Tech *	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	T 13–13	5,000	[10]
November 22	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 0–46	17,000	[11]
*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. Young, Ed (September 26, 1954). "Bill Clark Guides Virginia over Gallant Lehigh, 27-21". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Kelley, Bob (October 3, 1954). "Miller Leads Hens to Victory over Lehigh, 21-0". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Friedenheim, Jerry (October 10, 1954). "Bucknell Nips Lehigh in Donnybrook, 48-46; Ford Rolls Up 4 TD's". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Golden, Bob (October 17, 1954). "Lehigh Unveils New Star in 20-6 Gettysburg Romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Burns, Joe (October 24, 1954). "Lehigh Wallops Rutgers, 33-13, in Middle Three Clash". The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brown Defensive Play Excels in Victory over Lehigh Eleven at Bethlehem". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 31, 1954. p. S3.
9. McCarron, Joe (November 7, 1954). "Lehigh Erases Berg Lead to Gain 20-20 Tie". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Drum, Bob (November 14, 1954). "Tech Holds Lehigh to 13-13 Tie; Tartans Wind Up Season Undefeated". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Dell, John (November 21, 1954). "Lafayette Crushes Lehigh, 46-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.