1950 Lehigh Engineers football team

The 1950 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1950 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Leckonby, the team compiled a 9–0 record (their first undefeated record in the football program's history) and won the Middle Three Conference championship. The Engineers outscored their opponents 301 to 77.^[1]

1950 Lehigh Engineers football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	9–0 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	Bill Leckonby (5th season)
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Delaware*		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	W 21–0	6,000	^[2]
September 30	at Case Tech*		Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	W 21–0	3,000	^[3]
October 7	at Bucknell*		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–20	5,500	^[4]
October 14	Gettysburg*		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 49–6	7,500	^[5]
October 21	at Dartmouth*		Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH	W 16–6	12,350	^[6]
October 28	Rutgers		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 21–14	12,000	^[7]
November 4	Muhlenberg*		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 42–18	10,000	^[8]
November 11	Carnegie Tech*	No. 20	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 66–13	12,000	^[9]
November 18	at Lafayette		Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 38–0	20,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
2. "Lehigh Gets 21-0 Win over Delaware as Engineers Uncork Fine Ground Attack". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 24, 1950. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Doyne Scores Three Times as Lehigh's Engineers Shade Case Institute, 21 to 20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 1, 1950. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lehigh Ruins Mathewson Day for Bucknell". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Undefeated Lehigh Gridders Hand Bullets 49-6 Setback". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 16, 1950. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lehigh Upsets Dartmouth, 16-14, Doyne and Gabriel Leading Drive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 22, 1950. p. S1.
7. "Lehigh Dumps Rutgers, 21-18". Asbury Park Sunday Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 29, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lehigh Whips Mules, 42-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 5, 1950. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Lehigh Stops Carnegie Tech, Stays Unbeaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 12, 1950. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lehigh Wallops Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 19, 1950. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.