1955 Lehigh Engineers football team

1955 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	7–2 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (10th season)
Captain	Bruno Pagnani
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Lehigh	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1955 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1955 college football season. Lehigh placed second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their tenth year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record, ^[1] 1–1 against conference opponents. Bruno Pagnani 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 24	at Cornell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–14	10,000	[3]
October 1	at Delaware *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 19–13	5,600	[4]
October 8	Bucknell *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 27–20	6,500	[5]
October 15	at Gettysburg *	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 21–18	5,000	[6]
October 23	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–14	11,000	[7]
October 29	Temple *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 27–14	4,200	[8]
November 5	VMI *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 39–0	5,000	[9]
November 12	Albright *	Albright College Stadium Reading, PA	W 51–19	3,500	[10]
November 19	Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 6–35	15,000	[11]
*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. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 25, 1955). "Big Red Rally Beats Lehigh". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Kelley, Bob (October 3, 1955). "Engineers Trip Hens in Thriller". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Friedenheim, Jerry (October 9, 1955). "Lehigh Nips Bucknell, 27-20, before 6,500". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lehigh Comes from Behind to Hand Bullets Bitter 21-18 Loss Before 5,000". The Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pa. October 17, 1955. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Fleming, Jimmie (October 23, 1955). "Rutgers Is Defeated by Lehigh". The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Yoblick, Oscar (October 30, 1955). "Lehigh Downs Temple for 5th". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Engineers Overpower VMI, 39-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Va. Associated Press. November 6, 1955. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lehigh Routs Albright by 51-19 Count". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 13, 1955. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
11. McCarron, Joe (November 20, 1955). "Lafayette Upsets Lehigh in Snow and Smog". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.