1946 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1946 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach William Leckonby, the team compiled a 2–6 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

1946 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1946 record2–6 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coachWilliam Leckonby (1st season)
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1946 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Lafayette $ 1 –1 –0  2 –7 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Merchant Marine*
W 7–0 4,000 [2]
September 28 Gettysburg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 28–7 8,000 [3]
October 5 at Dickinson* Carlisle, PA L 6–7 6,000 [4]
October 26 at Connecticut
W 10–0 [1]
November 2 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 7–40 [1]
November 9 NYU*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 3–13 [1]
November 16 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–55 7,000 [5]
November 23 at Lafayette
L 0–13 15,000 [6]
  • *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. "Lehigh Conquers Kings Point by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 22, 1946. p. S3.
  3. "Gettysburg Beats Lehigh by 19 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1946. p. S5.
  4. "Dickinson Downs Lehigh as Game Nears End, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1946. p. S5.
  5. "Rutgers Crushes Lehigh by 55 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 17, 1946. p. S2.
  6. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 24, 1946). "Lafayette Defeats Lehigh for 51st Time in Their 82d Meeting on Gridiron". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
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