1943 Lehigh Engineers football team

1943 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record0–5–1 (0–4 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Donahue
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Rutgers + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1943 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1943 college football season. In its first season under head coach Leo Prendergast, the team compiled a 0–5–1 record, and lost all four games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1] Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lehigh ranked 226th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 27.1.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 16 at Carnegie Tech* Pittsburgh, PA T 0–0
October 23 at Lafayette
L 7–39 [3]
October 30 at Rutgers
L 6–26 2,500 [4]
November 6 West Virginia*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–53 [5]
November 13 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 0–20 [6]
November 27 Lafayette
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 0–58 3,500 [7]
  • *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. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 24, 1943). "Lafayette Eleven Halts Lehigh, 39-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Jack Lewis (October 31, 1943). "Rutgers Crushes Lehigh by 26-0 in Opening Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1943. p. S2.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Sets Back Lehigh Again, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1943. p. S2.
  7. ^ Richardson, William D. (November 28, 1943). "Lafayette Power Routs Lehigh, 58-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.