1942 Lehigh Engineers football team

1942 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three co-champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	5–2–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	George Hoban (1st season)
Captain	Bernie Deehan
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1941 1943  →

1942 Middle Three Conference football standings

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

The 1942 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1942 college football season.

History

In its first and only season under head coach George Hoban, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, with one win and one tie against its Middle Three Conference rivals. ^[1]

Lehight was ranked at No. 121 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[2]

The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	at Yale *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–33	10,000	[3]
October 10	Penn State *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 3–19	7,000	[4]
October 17	Pennsylvania Military *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 13–0		[1]
October 24	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 28–10	6,000	[5]
October 31	Hampden–Sydney *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 51–6	9,000	[6]
November 7	Muhlenberg *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 22–6	12,000	[7]
November 14	Dickinson *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 7–0	3,500	[8]
November 21	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	T 7–7	16,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 4, 1942). "Yale Turns Back Lehigh by 33 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S2.
4. "Penn State Drive Downs Lehigh, 19-3". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 11, 1942. p. S3.
5. "Lehigh Conquers Rutgers, 28 to 10". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 25, 1942. p. S2.
6. "Lehigh Turns Back Hampden-Sydney, 51-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 1, 1942. p. S4.
7. "Lehigh Sets Back Muhlenberg, 22-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 8, 1942. p. S2.
8. "Lehigh Pass Tops Dickinson, 7 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 15, 1942. p. S3.
9. Childs, Kingsley (November 22, 1942). "Lafayette in Tie with Lehigh, 7 to 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.