1940 Lehigh Engineers football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record2–7 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Hauseman
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
1940 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Lafayette $ 2 –0 –09 –0 –0
Rutgers 1 –1 –05 –3 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1940 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 2–7 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.[1]

Lehigh was ranked at No. 399 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Virginia*
L 32–0 10,000 [3]
October 5 at Case*
L 6–25 [1]
October 12 Rutgers
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 0–34 5,000 [4]
October 19 Penn State*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 0–34 3,000 [5]
October 26 Hampden–Sydney*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 12–7 5,000 [6]
November 2 Haverford*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 7–18 2,000 [7]
November 9 Muhlenberg*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
L 6–20 6,000 [8]
November 16 Lowell Textile*
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 40–7 [1]
November 23 at Lafayette
L 0–46 15,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Virginia's Power Routs Lehigh, 32-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1940. p. S6.
  4. ↑ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1940. p. S3.
  5. ↑ "Penn State Power Tops Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 20, 1940. p. S3.
  6. ↑ "Lehigh Sets Back Hampden-Sydney". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1940. p. S2.
  7. ↑ "Haverford Victor over Lehigh, 18-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 3, 1940. p. S2.
  8. ↑ "Muhlenberg in Front". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 10, 1940. p. S3.
  9. ↑ Childs, Kingsley (November 24, 1940). "Lafayette Finishes Second Perfect Season in Four Years by Routing Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
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