1953 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1953 Lehigh Engineers football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 4–5 0–1 Bill Leckonby 8th Thomas Gunn Taylor Stadium The 1953 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1953 college football season. Lehigh placed last in the Middle Three Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 4–5 record.Lehigh Football Record Book Year-by-Year Results Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 22 June 20, 2020 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf They lost their sole conference game, against Lafayette; for the second straight year, Lehigh did not meet its other conference rival, Rutgers. Thomas Gunn was the team captain.Lehigh Football Record Book Lehigh Football Captains Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. 12 June 20, 2020 https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y September 26 @ Columbia<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 7 14 10,000 Lions Strike Through Air to Down Lehigh in Opener Joseph C. Nichols September 27, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 @ Delaware<ncg> Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry) L 13 26 4,100 Blue Hens Down Lehigh, 26 to 13 October 5, 1953 16 Wilmington Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67721297/1953-delaware-lehigh/ October 10 Buffalo<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 27 0 7,000 Lehigh Dumps Buffalo for First Victory, 27-0 October 11, 1953 46 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67721914/1953-lehigh-buffalo/ October 17 @ 1953 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg<ncg> Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA L 7 22 5,000 Gettysburg Line Paves Way for 22-7 Win over Lehigh Jerry Hanks October 18, 1953 48 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67726052/1953-lehigh-gettysburg/ October 23 @ Boston University<ncg> Braves Field Boston, MA L 12 52 8,000 B.U. Eleven Wins over Lehigh, 52-12; Ties Scoring Mark Clif Keane October 24, 1953 1 The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67727152/1953-lehigh-bu/ October 31 Bucknell<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 20 6 November 7 1953 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 13 0 4,500 Lehigh Downs Mules, 13-0, on two TD Passes Joe McCarron November 8, 1953 45 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67731484/1953-lehigh-muhlenberg/ November 14 1953 Carnegie Tech Tartans Carnegie Tech<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 26 13 7,500 Lehigh Keeps Tech Spell, 26-13 Bob Drum November 15, 1953 sect. 4, p. 2 The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67731783/1953-lehigh-carnegie/ November 21 Lafayette Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) L 0 46 14,000 Lafayette Strikes Early to Crush Lehigh, 33-13 Jerry Hanks November 22, 1953 49 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67733762/1953-lafayette-lehigh/ Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1953 Lehigh) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/352/stats/13795 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 References Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Lehigh Engineers football