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1942 Lehigh Engineers football team

1942 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–2–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainBernie Deehan
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Middle Three Conference football standings
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. 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] Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Lehigh 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 at Yale*
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
T 7–7 16,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
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