1959 Lehigh Engineers football team

1959 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	4–5 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (14th season)
Captains	Edward Murphy Alfred Richmond
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Delaware x	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Gettysburg	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
College–Northern
Albright x	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Juniata	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Wagner	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Susquehanna	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Moravian	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wilkes	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Scranton *	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Haverford	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Drexel	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Swarthmore *	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1959 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh finished sixth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their 14th year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 4–5 record. ^[1] Edward Murphy and Alfred Richmond were the team captains. ^[2]

In conference play, Lehigh missed fourth place in the University Division by half a game, with a record of 2–3 against conference opponents, compared to Bucknell's 3–3 and Rutgers' 2–2. The Engineers went 0–2 against the Middle Three, losing to both Rutgers and Lafayette.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 7–12	7,000	[3]
October 3	at Cornell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–13	10,000	[4]
October 10	at Gettysburg *	Memorial Field Gettysburg, PA	W 15–14	3,000	[5]
October 17	Tufts *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 63–0	14,000	[6]
October 24	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–23	11,000	[7]
October 31	Bucknell	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 14–0	4,600	[8]
November 7	VMI *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–7	4,500	[9]
November 14	at Davidson *	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 14–0	5,000	[10]
November 21	Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 6–28	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. Kelley, Bob (September 28, 1959). "Delaware 11 Downs Lehigh, 12-7, Before 7,000". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornell Defeats Lehigh by 13 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 4, 1959. p. S3.
5. "Bullets Yield 15-14 to Lehigh After Early Lead; Penalties Total 180 Yards". The Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pa. October 12, 1959. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. May, Paul (October 18, 1959). "Engineers Battle Tufts into 63-0 Submission". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Fleming, Jimmie (October 25, 1959). "Rutgers Plays Its Best Game to Date, Beating Lehigh, 23-0". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. May, Paul (November 1, 1959). "Lehigh Turns Back Bucknell, 14-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Guback, Steve (November 8, 1959). "Keydets Edge Lehigh, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Crissman, Bob (November 15, 1959). "Lehigh Doles Davidson 7th Straight Loss, 14-0". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lehigh 14-0 Victor over Davidson". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. November 15, 1959. p. 34.
11. Good, Herb (November 22, 1959). "Lafayette Levels Lehigh, Student Row Halts Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.