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 Bill Leckonby, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 122 to 111.[1] On October 4, 1947, the team achieved the 250th victory in the 63-year history of Lehigh football dating back to 1884.[2] Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
| 1947 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (0–2 Middle Three) |
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| Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
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| 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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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Lehigh was ranked at No. 207 out of 500 college football teams.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Cornell* | L 0–27 | 12,000 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Case Tech* | W 21–6 | > 6,500 | [2] | |||
| October 11 | at Drexel* |
| W 7–0 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | at Gettysburg* | Gettysburg, PA | W 9–7 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | at Rutgers | L 13–46 | 12,000 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | Muhlenberg* |
| L 14–21 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | Merchant Marine* |
| W 20–6 | 5,000 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | at Carnegie Tech* | W 27–2 | 3,000 | [10] | |||
| November 22 | Lafayette |
| L 0–7 | 16,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Lehigh (PA) Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – 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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