1941 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1941 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1941 college football season. In its eighth and final season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 0–6–3 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1] This was Lehigh's first winless campaign since its four-game, four-loss inaugural season in 1884.[2]

1941 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record0–6–3 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Reuwer
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1941 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lafayette $ 2 –0 –05 –4 –0
Rutgers 1 –1 –07 –2 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –00 –6 –3
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Hartwick*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
T 13–13 [1]
October 4 Case*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 26–33 4,200 [3]
October 11 at Rutgers
L 6–16 10,000 [4]
October 18 Ursinus*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
T 7–7 6,000 [5]
October 25 at Penn State*
L 6–40 12,000 [6]
November 1 at Buffalo*
T 0–0 [7]
November 8 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 2–7 6,000 [8]
November 15 at Virginia*
L 0–34 [1]
November 22 Lafayette
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
L 7–47 [2]
  • *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. Childs, Kingsley (November 23, 1941). "Lafayette Routs Lehigh by 47 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
  3. "Case Nips Lehigh, 33-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 5, 1941. p. S2.
  4. "Rutgers Downs Lehigh, 16 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 12, 1941. p. S3.
  5. "Lehigh Plays 0-0 Tie with Ursinus Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 19, 1941. p. S5.
  6. "Penn State Victor over Lehigh, 40-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 26, 1941. p. S4.
  7. "Buffalo and Lehigh Play 0-0 Deadlock in Mud and Wind". Buffalo Evening News. November 1, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Muhlenberg Tops Lehigh Eleven, 7-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 9, 1941. p. S5.
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