1937 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1937 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 1–8 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

1937 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1937 record	1–8 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach	Glen Harmeson (4th season)
Captains	Frederick Bayer John Hoppock
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium

1937 Middle Three Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Case*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–14	8,000	[2]
October 2	at Boston University*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 6–33	5,000	[3]
October 9	Johns Hopkins*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 32–0		[1]
October 16	at Penn State*	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 7–14	10,000	[4]
October 23	Gettysburg*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–19	8,000	[5]
October 30	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–34	9,000	[6]
November 6	at NYU*	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–13	11,000	[7]
November 13	Muhlenberg*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–18	9,000	[8]
November 20	Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 0–6	11,000	[9]
*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. "Case School Stops Lehigh Eleven, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 26, 1937. p. S2.
3. "Boston University Routs Lehigh, 33-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 3, 1937. p. D4.
4. "Penn State Victor over Lehigh, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 17, 1937. p. S2.
5. "Gettysburg Beats Lehigh by 19 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 24, 1937. p. S2.
6. "Tranavitch Scores 28 Points for Rutgers in Rout of Lehigh on the Gridiron". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 31, 1937. p. S5.
7. McGowen, Roscoe (November 7, 1937). "N.Y.U. Turns Back Lehigh by 13 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. "Muhlenberg Stops Lehigh by 18 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1937. p. S5.
9. Childs, Kingsley (November 21, 1937). "Lafayette Victor, Staying Unbeaten". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.