American college football season
The 1946 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1946 college football season . In its first season under head coach Bill Leckonby , 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 .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at Merchant Marine * W 7–0 4,000 [ 2] September 28 Gettysburg * Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 28–7 8,000 [ 3] October 5 at Dickinson * L 6–7 6,000 [ 4] October 26 at Connecticut * W 10–0 4,500 [ 5] November 2 Muhlenberg * Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 7–40 10,000 [ 6] November 9 NYU * Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 3–13 3,000 [ 7] November 16 Rutgers Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 6–55 7,000 [ 8] November 23 at Lafayette L 0–13 15,000 [ 9]
^ "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020 . ^ "Lehigh Conquers Kings Point by 7-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 22, 1946. p. S3. ^ "Gettysburg Beats Lehigh by 19 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 29, 1946. p. S5. ^ "Dickinson Downs Lehigh as Game Nears End, 7-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 6, 1946. p. S5. ^ Zaiman, Bob (October 27, 1946). "Connecticut Is Defeated by Lehigh" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Mules Crush Lehigh, 40-7, for Their Sixth Straight Win" . Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 3, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "NYU Breaks Old Jinx, Taking Lehigh in Taylor Stadium by 13-3 Score" . Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 10, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Rutgers Crushes Lehigh by 55 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 17, 1946. p. S2. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 24, 1946). "Lafayette Defeats Lehigh for 51st Time in Their 82d Meeting on Gridiron". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.
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