1947 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1947 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach William Leckonby, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 122 to 111.[1] The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
| 1947 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| 1947 record | 5–4 (0–2 Middle Three) |
| Head coach | William Leckonby (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette $ | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On October 4, 1947, the team achieved the 250th victory in the 63-year history of Lehigh football dating back to 1884.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Cornell* | L 0–27 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Case Tech* | W 21–6 | > 6,500 | [2] | |||
| October 11 | at Drexel* |
| W 7–0 | 5,000 | [4] | ||
| October 18 | at Gettysburg* | Gettysburg, PA | W 9–7 | [5] | |||
| October 25 | at Rutgers | L 13–46 | 12,000 | [6] | |||
| November 1 | Muhlenberg* |
| L 14–21 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | Merchant Marine* |
| W 20–6 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | at Carnegie Tech* | W 27–2 | 3,000 | [9] | |||
| November 22 | Lafayette |
| L 0–7 | 16,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- "Lehigh (PA) Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- "Lehigh's Engineers Defeat Case, 21 to 6, in Season's Opener in Taylor Stadium". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA). October 5, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cornell Derails Lehigh In James' Debut, 27-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1947. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lehigh Beats Drexel, 7-0, On Navarro's 72-Yard Run". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1947. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lehigh's Last-Period Score Nets Engineers Tight 9 to 7 Triumph Over Gettysburg". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA). October 19, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- Joe Burns (October 26, 1947). "Rutgers Trounces Lehigh, 46-13". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mules Extended to Beat Lehigh, 21-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 2, 1947. pp. 21, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bast's Punting Big Part Of Lehigh's 20-6 Victory Over King's Point Team". The Morning Call. November 9, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lehigh Defeats Tartans, 27 to 2". The Pittsburgh Press. November 16, 1947. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- Frank O'Gara (November 23, 1947). "Lafayette Beats Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S2 – via Newspapers.com.
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