1954 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season

1954 Lehigh Engineers football

Middle Three co-champion

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

* Bill Leckonby (9th season)

Captain| Harry Stotz
Home stadium| Taylor Stadium

Seasons

<- 1953

1955 ->

1954 Middle Three Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Lehigh \+  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rutgers \+  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Lafayette \+  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1954 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1954 college football season. Lehigh tied for the Middle Three Conference championship.

In their ninth year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 2–5–2 record.[1] In the Middle Three Conference, all three teams finished with 1–1 records. Harry Stotz was the team captain.[2]

Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25 | at Virginia* |

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 21–27|  12,000 |  [3]
October 2 |  Delaware* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)

| L 0–21|  6,500 |  [4]
October 9 | at Bucknell* |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 46–48|  4,500 |  [5]
October 16 |  Gettysburg* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 20–6|  8,599 |  [6]
October 23 |  Rutgers |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 33–13|  7,500 |  [7]
October 30 |  Brown* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| L 6–34|  6,500 |  [8]
November 6 |  Muhlenberg* |

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| T 20–20|  8,500 |  [9]
November 13 | at Carnegie Tech* |

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| T 13–13|  5,000 |  [10]
November 22 | at Lafayette |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA (The Rivalry)

| L 0–46|  17,000 |  [11]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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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. ^ Young, Ed (September 26, 1954). "Bill Clark Guides Virginia over Gallant Lehigh, 27-21". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. 2C - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Kelley, Bob (October 3, 1954). "Miller Leads Hens to Victory over Lehigh, 21-0". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 16 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Friedenheim, Jerry (October 10, 1954). "Bucknell Nips Lehigh in Donnybrook, 48-46; Ford Rolls Up 4 TD's". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 39 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Golden, Bob (October 17, 1954). "Lehigh Unveils New Star in 20-6 Gettysburg Romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 37 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Burns, Joe (October 24, 1954). "Lehigh Wallops Rutgers, 33-13, in Middle Three Clash". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 23 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Brown Defensive Play Excels in Victory over Lehigh Eleven at Bethlehem". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 31, 1954. p. S3.
9. ^ McCarron, Joe (November 7, 1954). "Lehigh Erases Berg Lead to Gain 20-20 Tie". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Drum, Bob (November 14, 1954). "Tech Holds Lehigh to 13-13 Tie; Tartans Wind Up Season Undefeated". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Dell, John (November 21, 1954). "Lafayette Crushes Lehigh, 46-0". 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.

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