1947 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1947 Lehigh Engineers football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 5–4 0–2 Bill Leckonby 2nd Taylor Stadium 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.Lehigh (PA) Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse February 3, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lehigh/1945-1949_yearly_results.php February 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190204020031/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lehigh/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead On October 4, 1947, the team achieved the 250th victory in the 63-year history of Lehigh football dating back to 1884. Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Lehigh was ranked at No. 207 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 at Cornell<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-27 12,000 Cornell Derails Lehigh In James' Debut, 27-0 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle September 28, 1947 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28226373/cornell_derails_lehigh_in_james_debut/ Newspapers.com October 4 1947 Case Tech Rough Riders Case Tech<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 21-6 > 6,500 Lehigh's Engineers Defeat Case, 21 to 6, in Season's Opener in Taylor Stadium Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA) October 5, 1947 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28392895/lehighs_engineers_defeat_case_21_to/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Drexel<ncg> Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA W 7-0 5,000 Lehigh Beats Drexel, 7-0, On Navarro's 72-Yard Run The Philadelphia Inquirer October 12, 1947 S3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28392528/lehigh_beats_drexel_70_on_navarros/ Newspapers.com October 18 at 1947 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg<ncg> Gettysburg, PA W 9-7 Lehigh's Last-Period Score Nets Engineers Tight 9 to 7 Triumph Over Gettysburg Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA) October 19, 1947 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28392778/lehighs_lastperiod_score_nets/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 13-46 12,000 Rutgers Trounces Lehigh, 46-13 The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ) Joe Burns October 26, 1947 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28221958/rutgers_trounces_lehigh_4613/ Newspapers.com November 1 Muhlenberg<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 14-21 10,000 Mules Extended to Beat Lehigh, 21-14 Sunday Call-Chronicle November 2, 1947 21, 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28389462/mules_extended_to_beat_lehigh_2114/ Newspapers.com November 8 Merchant Marine<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 20-6 5,000 Bast's Punting Big Part Of Lehigh's 20-6 Victory Over King's Point Team The Morning Call November 9, 1947 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27991256/basts_punting_big_part_of_lehighs/ Newspapers.com November 15 at 1947 Carnegie Tech Tartans Carnegie Tech<ncg> Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA W 27-2 3,000 Lehigh Defeats Tartans, 27 to 2 The Pittsburgh Press November 16, 1947 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28388707/lehigh_defeats_tartans_27_to_2/ Newspapers.com November 22 Lafayette Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry) L 0-7 16,000 Lafayette Beats Lehigh The Philadelphia Inquirer Frank O'Gara November 23, 1947 S1, S2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28381364/lafayette_beats_lehigh/ Newspapers.com References Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Lehigh Engineers football