1947 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–4 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Lafayette 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Leckonby, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 122 to 111.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Lehigh was ranked at No. 207 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

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

On October 4, 1947, the team achieved the 250th victory in the 63-year history of Lehigh football dating back to 1884.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Cornell*
L 0–2712,000[4]
October 4Case Tech*
W 21–6> 6,500[3]
October 11at Drexel*
W 7–05,000[5]
October 18at Gettysburg*Gettysburg, PAW 9–7[6]
October 25at Rutgers
L 13–4612,000[7]
November 1Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 14–2110,000[8]
November 8Merchant Marine*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 20–65,000[9]
November 15at Carnegie Tech*
W 27–23,000[10]
November 22Lafayette
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 0–716,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Lehigh (PA) Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Lehigh's Engineers Defeat Case, 21 to 6, in Season's Opener in Taylor Stadium". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA). October 5, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornell Derails Lehigh In James' Debut, 27-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1947. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lehigh Beats Drexel, 7-0, On Navarro's 72-Yard Run". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1947. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lehigh's Last-Period Score Nets Engineers Tight 9 to 7 Triumph Over Gettysburg". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA). October 19, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Joe Burns (October 26, 1947). "Rutgers Trounces Lehigh, 46-13". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mules Extended to Beat Lehigh, 21-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 2, 1947. pp. 21, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bast's Punting Big Part Of Lehigh's 20-6 Victory Over King's Point Team". The Morning Call. November 9, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lehigh Defeats Tartans, 27 to 2". The Pittsburgh Press. November 16, 1947. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Frank O'Gara (November 23, 1947). "Lafayette Beats Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S2 – via Newspapers.com.


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