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 Conference champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	7–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	William Leckonby (6th season)
Captains	John Bergman Richard Pradetto
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their sixth year under head coach William 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Delaware*	Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE (rivalry)	L 0–7	8,500	^[3]
September 29	Williams*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–6	7,000	^[4]
October 6	Bucknell*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–47	8,000	^[5]
October 13	at Gettysburg*	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 9–7	3,000	^[6]
October 20	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–6	17,000	^[7]
October 27	NYU*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 25–20	6,000	^[8]
November 3	at Muhlenberg*	Allentown High School Stadium Allentown, PA	W 3–2	3,500	^[9]
November 10	at Carnegie Tech*	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 34–7	3,000	^[10]
November 17	Lafayette	Liberty High School Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	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.