The 1956 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1956 college football season. Lehigh won the Middle Three Conference championship.
| 1956 Lehigh Engineers football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (2–0 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Alex Maslowsky |
| Home stadium | Taylor Stadium |
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| Lehigh $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their 11th year under head coach Bill Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record and defeated both Middle Three Conference opponents.[1] Alex Maslowsky was the team captain.[2]
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Gettysburg* | W 26–7 | 5,000 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | Delaware* |
| L 7–33 | 3,500 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | at Bucknell* | W 25–6 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | at VMI* |
| W 27–20 | 4,500 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | Virginia* |
| L 12–24 | 9,000 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | Rutgers |
| W 27–13 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Temple* | W 21–0 | 6,200 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | Albright* |
| W 34–14 | 4,500 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | at Lafayette | W 27–10 | 19,000 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lehigh Football Captains". Lehigh Football Record Book (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lehigh Beats Gettysburg, 26-7". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. September 23, 1956. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Aubrey, Coulter J. (September 30, 1956). "'Mad' Hens Get Even, Blast Engineers, 33-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Jolts Bucknell, 25-6". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 8, 1956. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Moore, Robert (October 14, 1956). "Virginia Military Loses to Lehigh by 27-20 Score; Engineers' Naylor Gains 220 Yards from Scrimmage". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Aubrey, Coulter J. (October 21, 1956). "Virginia Triumphs by 24-12". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Aubrey, Coulter J. (October 28, 1956). "Lehigh Defeats Rutgers, 27-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Engineers Score Victory over Owls". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 4, 1956. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Aubrey, Coulter J. (November 11, 1956). "Lions Ripped, 34-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Good, Herb (November 18, 1956). "Lehigh Defeats Lafayette, 27-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.