1957 Lehigh Engineers football team

1957 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three champion Lambert Cup
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	8–1 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (12th season)
Captain	Bruno
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh won the Middle Three Conference championship and the inaugural small-college Lambert Cup.

In their 12th year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled an 8–1 record, defeating both of their conference opponents. ^[1] Dan Nolan and Pete Williams were the team captains. ^[2]

In December, the Engineers were the first-ever recipients of the Lambert Cup, an award for the season's best small-college football team in the East. Lehigh was honored alongside Navy, which won the large-college Lambert Trophy; both were lauded as proof that a university could field a competitive football team without compromising its academic standards. ^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Delaware *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 19–14	7,140	[4]
October 5	at Western Reserve *	Clarke Field Cleveland, OH	W 27–6	2,000	[5]
October 12	Gettysburg *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–7	12,000	[6]
October 19	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 13–7	16,000	[7]
October 26	at Columbia *	Baker Field New York, NY	W 40–6	12,000	[8]
November 2	Bucknell *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 27–0	5,000	[9]
November 9	VMI *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–12	13,500	[10]
November 16	at Buffalo *	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 27–7	8,500	[11]
November 23	Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 26–13	17,000	[12]
*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. Trimble, Joe (December 9, 1957). "Big Navy, L'il Lehigh Win Lambert Awards". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Aubrey, Coulter (September 29, 1957). "Lehigh Wins, 19-14, with 3:14 Left". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lehigh Coasts in 27-6 Victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 6, 1957. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Nolan Aerials Too Much for Bullets Who Suffer 20-7 Reverse at Lehigh". The Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pa. October 13, 1957. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Kelly, Tom (October 20, 1957). "Engineers Hammer Rutgers 'Soft Spots,' 13-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
8. McGowen, Roscoe (October 27, 1957). "Lehigh Trounces Columbia, 40 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Aubrey, Coulter (November 3, 1957). "Lehigh Rips Bisons, 27-0, Despite Penalties". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Karmosky, Charles (November 10, 1957). "Keydets Topple Lehigh from Unbeatens, 12-7". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Engineers Win, 27-7, in Bruiser". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 18, 1957. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Dell, John (November 24, 1957). "Lehigh Tames Lafayette; Nolan Sets 2 Marks". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.