1945 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1945 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1945 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Leo Prendergast, the team compiled a 2–4 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

1945 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1945 record2–4 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coachLeo Prendergast (3rd season)
Captains
  • A. Granese
  • C. Pearsall
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1945 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –0  5 –2 –0
Lafayette $ 1 –1 –0  1 –7 –1
Lehigh 0 –2 –0  2 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 6–0 9,000 [2]
October 27 Connecticut*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–33 5,000 [3]
November 3 at Rutgers
L 0–25 5,500 [4]
November 10 at NYU*
L 0–19 4,000 [5]
November 17 at Drexel*
W 14–9 [1]
November 24 Lafayette
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 0–7 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
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References
  1. "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Lehigh Tops Muhlenberg". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 21, 1945. p. S5.
  3. "Connecticut Tops Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1945. p. S3.
  4. "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 25-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1945. p. S3.
  5. McGowen, Roscoe (November 11, 1945). "N.Y.U. Turns Back Lehigh Squad, 19-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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