1947 Lehigh Engineers football team

1947 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–4 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 0 0 8 1 0
Lafayette 1 1 0 6 3 0
Lehigh 0 2 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Leckonby, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 122 to 111.[1] On October 4, 1947, the team achieved the 250th victory in the 63-year history of Lehigh football dating back to 1884.[2] Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Lehigh was ranked at No. 207 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

  1. ^ "Lehigh (PA) Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Case was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.