1952 Lehigh Engineers football team

1952 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–4 (1–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainBill Kitsos
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh + 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rutgers + 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Lafayette 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1952 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1952 college football season. Lehigh tied for the Middle Three Conference championship. In their third year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 5–4 record.[1] Lehigh only played one of its Middle Three opponents, beating Lafayette; co-champion Rutgers also beat Lafayette but did not face Lehigh, giving them identical 1–0 conference records. Bill Kitsos was the team captain.[2] Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at NYU*
L 7–10 5,000 [3]
October 4 Delaware*
L 6–7 7,000 [4]
October 11 at Buffalo*
W 26–72,000 [5]
October 18 Gettysburg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 15–7 7,000 [6]
October 25 Boston Universitydagger*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 20–29 9,000 [7]
November 1 at Bucknell*
L 6–28 5,500 [8]
November 8 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 26–13 7,500 [9]
November 15 Carnegie Tech*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 26–6 4,000 [10]
November 22 at Lafayette
W 14–7 15,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "NYU Wins on Goal, 10-7, over Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 28, 1952. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blocked PAT Costs Lehigh 7-6 Reverse to Delaware". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 5, 1952. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lehigh Puts On Show of Power Against the Bulls". Buffalo Evening News. October 11, 1952. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lehigh Defeats Gettysburg Bullets, 15-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 19, 1952. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "DeFeudis Scores 3 as B.U. Wins". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 26, 1952. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell Starts New Spree, 28-6". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Worman, Russ (November 9, 1952). "Mules Lead in 1st, 13-0; Tide Turns in 2nd Period". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Doyle, Charles J. (November 16, 1952). "Tech Loses Finale to Lehigh, 26-6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Morrow, Art (November 23, 1952). "Lehigh Beats Lafayette on 4th Period TD, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.