1943 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1943 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1943 college football season. In its first season under head coach Leo Prendergast, the team compiled a 0–5–1 record, and lost all four games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

1943 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1943 record	0–5–1 (0–4 Middle Three)
Head coach	Leo Prendergast (1st season)
Captain	John Donahue
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium

1943 Middle Three Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette +	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Rutgers +	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 16	at Carnegie Tech*	Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0		[1]
October 23	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	L 7–39		[2]
October 30	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–26		[1]
November 6	West Virginia*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–53		[3]
November 13	Rutgers	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–20		[4]
November 27	Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 0–58	3,500	[5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 24, 1943). "Lafayette Eleven Halts Lehigh, 39-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. "West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1943. p. S2.
4. "Rutgers Sets Back Lehigh Again, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1943. p. S2.
5. Richardson, William D. (November 28, 1943). "Lafayette Power Routs Lehigh, 58-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.