1942 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season

1942 Lehigh Engineers football

Middle Three co-champion

Conference| Middle Three Conference
Record| 5–2–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach|

* George Hoban (1st season)

Captain| Bernie Deehan
Home stadium| Taylor Stadium

Seasons

<- 1941

1943 ->

1942 Middle Three Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Lehigh \+  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Lafayette \+  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Rutgers | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1942 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1942 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Hoban, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, with one win and one tie against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

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

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 3 | at Yale* |

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 6–33|  10,000 |  [2]
October 10 |  Penn State* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| L 3–19|  7,000 |  [3]
October 17 |  Pennsylvania Military* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 13–0|  |  [1]
October 24 |  Rutgers |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 28–10|  6,000 |  [4]
October 31 |  Hampden–Sydney* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 51–6|  9,000 |  [5]
November 7 |  Muhlenberg* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 22–6|  12,000 |  [6]
November 14 |  Dickinson* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 7–0|  3,500 |  [7]
November 21 | at Lafayette |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA (rivalry)

| T 7–7|  16,000 |  [8]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 4, 1942). "Yale Turns Back Lehigh by 33 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
3. ^ "Penn State Drive Downs Lehigh, 19-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1942. p. S3.
4. ^ "Lehigh Conquers Rutgers, 28 to 10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1942. p. S2.
5. ^ "Lehigh Turns Back Hampden-Sydney, 51-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1942. p. S4.
6. ^ "Lehigh Sets Back Muhlenberg, 22-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 8, 1942. p. S2.
7. ^ "Lehigh Pass Tops Dickinson, 7 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 15, 1942. p. S3.
8. ^ Childs, Kingsley (November 22, 1942). "Lafayette in Tie with Lehigh, 7 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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