1943 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1943 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1943 college football season. In its first season under head coach Leo Prendergast, the team compiled a 0–5–1 record, and lost all four games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

1943 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1943 record0–5–1 (0–4 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Donahue
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1943 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lafayette + 3 –1 –0  4 –1 –0
Rutgers + 3 –1 –0  3 –2 –0
Lehigh 0 –4 –0  0 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 16 at Carnegie Tech* Pittsburgh, PA T 0–0 [1]
October 23 at Lafayette
L 7–39 [2]
October 30 at Rutgers
L 6–26 [1]
November 6 West Virginia*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–53 [3]
November 13 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 0–20 [4]
November 27 Lafayette
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 0–58 3,500 [5]
  • *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. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 24, 1943). "Lafayette Eleven Halts Lehigh, 39-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. "West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1943. p. S2.
  4. "Rutgers Sets Back Lehigh Again, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1943. p. S2.
  5. Richardson, William D. (November 28, 1943). "Lafayette Power Routs Lehigh, 58-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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