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American college football season
The 1952 Lehigh Engineers football team was an
American football team that represented
Lehigh University during the
1952 college football season . Lehigh tied for the
Middle Three Conference championship.
In their third year under head coach
Bill Leckonby , the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record.
[1] Bill Kitsos was the team captain.
[2]
Lehigh only played one of its Middle Three opponents, beating
Lafayette ; co-champion
Rutgers also beat Lafayette but did not face Lehigh, giving them identical 1–0 conference records.
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 27 at
NYU *
L 7–10 5,000
[3]
October 4
Delaware *
L 6–7 7,000
[4]
October 11 at
Buffalo *
W 26–72,000
[5]
October 18
Gettysburg *
Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 15–7 7,000
[6]
October 25
Boston University *
Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 20–29 9,000
[7]
November 1 at
Bucknell *
L 6–28 5,500
[8]
November 8
Muhlenberg *
Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 26–13 7,500
[9]
November 15
Carnegie Tech *
Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 26–6 4,000
[10]
November 22 at
Lafayette
W 14–7 15,000
[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^ "Year-by-Year Results".
Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF) . Bethlehem, Pa.:
Lehigh University . p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Lehigh Football Captains".
Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF) . Bethlehem, Pa.:
Lehigh University . p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^
"NYU Wins on Goal, 10-7, over Lehigh" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. September 28, 1952. p. S2 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Blocked PAT Costs Lehigh 7-6 Reverse to Delaware" .
Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 5, 1952. p. 37 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Lehigh Puts On Show of Power Against the Bulls" . Buffalo Evening News . October 11, 1952. pp. 1, 6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Lehigh Defeats Gettysburg Bullets, 15-7" .
Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 19, 1952. p. 37 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"DeFeudis Scores 3 as B.U. Wins" .
The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 26, 1952. p. 59 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Bucknell Starts New Spree, 28-6" .
The Scrantonian . Scranton, Pa.
Associated Press . November 2, 1952. p. 51 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Worman, Russ (November 9, 1952).
"Mules Lead in 1st, 13-0; Tide Turns in 2nd Period" .
Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Doyle, Charles J. (November 16, 1952).
"Tech Loses Finale to Lehigh, 26-6" .
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Morrow, Art (November 23, 1952).
"Lehigh Beats Lafayette on 4th Period TD, 14-7" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold