1949 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1949 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Lehigh finished last in the Middle Three Conference.

1949 Lehigh Engineers football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1949 record	6–3 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach	William Leckonby (4th season)
Captain	Bob Numbers
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium

1949 Middle Three Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their fourth year under head coach William Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 6–3 record,[1] 0–2 against conference opponents. Bob Numbers was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Franklin & Marshall*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 53–0	9,000	[3]
October 1	Case Tech*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 39–7	8,000	[4]
October 8	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 27–40	14,500	[5]
October 15	at Gettysburg*	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 33–20	3,500	[6]
October 22	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–48	10,000	[7]
October 29	NYU*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 21–6	9,000	[8]
November 5	Muhlenberg*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 22–20	9,500	[9]
November 12	at Carnegie Tech*	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 48–20	7,500	[10]
November 19	Lafayette	Liberty High School Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 12–21	17,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

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. "Lehigh Crushes F&M by 53 to 0 Score". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. September 25, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dick Gabriel Scores Three Touchdowns in Lehigh's 39 to 7 Rout of Case Inst". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 2, 1949. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Burns, Joe (October 9, 1949). "Rutgers Tops Lehigh, 40-27, in Middle Three Encounter". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lehigh Nips G-burg 33-20; Gabriel Stars". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. October 16, 1949. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Holbrook, Bob (October 23, 1949). "Brown Routs Badly Outclassed Lehigh, 48 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lehigh Downs NYU, 21-6; Wins First from Mylin Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 30, 1949. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Lehigh Extended to Beat Muhlenberg 22 to 20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 6, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Doyle, Charles J. (November 13, 1949). "Carnegie Tech Bows to Lehigh, 48 to 20". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. O'Gara, Frank (November 20, 1949). "Lafayette Erases 12-0 Deficit, Triumphs over Lehigh, 21-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.