1933 Lehigh Engineers football team

1933 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record2–6 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainP. E. Short
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Lafayette 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1933 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach A. Austin Tate, the team compiled a 2–6 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1] Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Drexel*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 19–0 [1]
October 7 at Columbia*
L 0–39 16,000 [2]
October 14 Johns Hopkins*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 14–7 6,000 [3]
October 21 at Penn State*
L 0–33 5,000 [1]
October 28 at Rutgers
L 0–27 6,000 [4]
November 4 at Harvard*
L 0–27 8,000 [5]
November 18 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 0–10 [1]
November 25 Lafayette
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 12–54 10,000 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 8, 1933). "Columbia Crushes Lehigh by 39 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ "Lehigh Triumphs in Football, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1933. p. S4.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Conquers Lehigh by 27 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 29, 1933. p. S4.
  5. ^ "Harvard's Eleven Beats Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 5, 1933. p. S2.
  6. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 26, 1933). "Lafayette Routs Lehigh, 54 to 12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.