1937 Lehigh Engineers football team

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1937 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record1–8 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
Captains
  • Frederick Bayer
  • John Hoppock
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 1–8 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Case*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 7–14 8,000 [2]
October 2 at Boston University*
L 6–33 5,000 [3]
October 9 Johns Hopkins*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 32–0 [1]
October 16 at Penn State*
L 7–14 10,000 [4]
October 23 Gettysburg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–19 8,000 [5]
October 30 at Rutgers
L 0–34 9,000 [6]
November 6 at NYU*
L 0–13 11,000 [7]
November 13 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 7–18 9,000 [8]
November 20 Lafayette
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 0–6 11,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Case School Stops Lehigh Eleven, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 26, 1937. p. S2.
  3. ^ "Boston University Routs Lehigh, 33-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 3, 1937. p. D4.
  4. ^ "Penn State Victor over Lehigh, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 17, 1937. p. S2.
  5. ^ "Gettysburg Beats Lehigh by 19 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 24, 1937. p. S2.
  6. ^ "Tranavitch Scores 28 Points for Rutgers in Rout of Lehigh on the Gridiron". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 31, 1937. p. S5.
  7. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 7, 1937). "N.Y.U. Turns Back Lehigh by 13 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ "Muhlenberg Stops Lehigh by 18 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1937. p. S5.
  9. ^ Childs, Kingsley (November 21, 1937). "Lafayette Victor, Staying Unbeaten". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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