1951 Lehigh Engineers football team
| 1951 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (2–0 Middle Three) |
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| Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
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| Lehigh $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Lehigh won the Middle Three Conference championship for the second year in a row.
In their sixth year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record,[1] winning both games against their conference opponents. John Bergman and Richard Pradetto were the team captains.[2]
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Delaware* | L 0–7 | 8,500 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | Williams* | W 20–6 | 7,000 | [4] | |||
| October 6 | Bucknell* |
| L 7–47 | 8,000 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | at Gettysburg* |
| W 9–7 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | at Rutgers | W 21–6 | 17,000 | [7] | |||
| October 27 | NYU* |
| W 25–20 | 6,000 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Muhlenberg* | W 3–2 | 3,500 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | at Carnegie Tech* | W 34–7 | 3,000 | [10] | |||
| November 17 | Lafayette |
| W 32–0 | 15,000 | [11] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Levin, Marty (September 24, 1951). "Delaware Wins Grid Start from Lehigh Eleven, 7-0". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Downs Williams, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 30, 1951. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell Rips Lehigh, 47-7, with Parade of 7 Touchdowns". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 7, 1951. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Third Period Field Goal Gives Lehigh 9-7 Win over Bullets". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 15, 1951. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 21, 1951). "Underdog Lehigh Eleven Trounces Rutgers, 21-6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Beats NYU in Thriller, 25 to 20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 28, 1951. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Defeats Muhlenberg on Field Goal, 3-2". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 4, 1951. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doyle, Charles J. (November 11, 1951). "Lehigh Breaks Tech Streak, 34-7". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Hands Lafayette 32-0 Whipping to Win 'Little 3' Title". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 18, 1951. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.