The 1936 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1936 college football season. In its second season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 6–2 record,[1] and swept its Middle Three Conference rivals to earn the championship. Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
| 1936 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (2–0 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Joseph Walton |
| Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
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| Lehigh $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Case* |
| W 16–7 | [1] | |||
| October 3 | Dickinson* |
| L 6–20 | 5,000 | [2] | ||
| October 10 | Johns Hopkins* |
| W 20–0 | 4,000 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | Penn State* |
| W 7–6 | [1] | |||
| October 24 | at Gettysburg* |
| L 7–10 | 4,000 | [4] | ||
| October 31 | at Rutgers |
| W 19–0 | 7,000 | [5] | ||
| November 14 | Muhlenberg* |
| W 26–6 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
| November 21 | at Lafayette | W 18–0 | 12,000 | [7] | |||
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Dickinson Is Victor over Lehigh by 20-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 4, 1936. p. S4.
- ^ "Lehigh Turns Back Johns Hopkins, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1936. p. S5.
- ^ "Gettysburg Halts Lehigh by 10 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1936. p. S4.
- ^ "Lehigh Stages Powerful Second-Half Attack for Fine Triumph Over Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1936. p. S5.
- ^ "Lehigh Conquers Muhlenberg, 26-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 15, 1936. p. S2.
- ^ Childs, Kingsley (November 22, 1936). "Lehigh Overcomes Lafayette, 18 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.