1951 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1951 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Lehigh won the Middle Three Conference championship for the second year in a row.

1951 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Bergman
  • Richard Pradetto
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1951 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh $ 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Rutgers 1 –1 –04 –4 –0
Lafayette 0 –2 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their sixth year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record,[1] winning both games against their conference opponents. John Bergman and Richard Pradetto were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Delaware*
L 0–7 8,500 [3]
September 29 Williams*
W 20–6 7,000 [4]
October 6 Bucknell*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 7–47 8,000 [5]
October 13 at Gettysburg*
W 9–7 3,000 [6]
October 20 at Rutgers
W 21–6 17,000 [7]
October 27 NYU*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 25–20 6,000 [8]
November 3 at Muhlenberg*
W 3–2 3,500 [9]
November 10 at Carnegie Tech*
W 34–7 3,000 [10]
November 17 Lafayette
W 32–0 15,000 [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. Levin, Marty (September 24, 1951). "Delaware Wins Grid Start from Lehigh Eleven, 7-0". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lehigh Downs Williams, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 30, 1951. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucknell Rips Lehigh, 47-7, with Parade of 7 Touchdowns". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 7, 1951. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Third Period Field Goal Gives Lehigh 9-7 Win over Bullets". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 15, 1951. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Burns, Joe (October 21, 1951). "Underdog Lehigh Eleven Trounces Rutgers, 21-6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lehigh Beats NYU in Thriller, 25 to 20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 28, 1951. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lehigh Defeats Muhlenberg on Field Goal, 3-2". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 4, 1951. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Doyle, Charles J. (November 11, 1951). "Lehigh Breaks Tech Streak, 34-7". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Lehigh Hands Lafayette 32-0 Whipping to Win 'Little 3' Title". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 18, 1951. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
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