1939 Lehigh Engineers football team

American college football season

The 1939 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1939 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 3–6 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals. Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Lehigh was ranked at No. 297 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Alfred*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–7
October 7	Case*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–20
October 14	at Penn State*	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 7–49	10,000
October 21	Buffalo*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 22–0	5,000
October 28	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–20	8,500
November 4	Haverford*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–13
November 11	Muhlenberg*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–23	7,000
November 18	Delaware*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 39–7	4,000
November 25	Lafayette	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 13–29	13,000
*Non-conference game

^ "Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh University. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Penn State Attack Routs Lehigh, 49-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1939. p. S3.
"Lehigh Sets Back Buffalo by 22-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 22, 1939. p. S3.
"Rutgers Extends Unbeaten Record by Subduing Lehigh in Middle Three Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 29, 1939. p. S4.
"Muhlenberg Victor over Lehigh, 23-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 12, 1939. p. S4.
"Lehigh Smothers Delaware, 39 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1939. p. S4.
Childs, Kingsley (November 26, 1939). "Lafayette, Led by Zirinsky, Sophomore Ace, Closes With Rush to Conquer Lehigh, 29-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
"Lafayette Wins Over Lehigh, 29 to 13: Walt Zirinsky, Northampton Boy, Paces Leopards as They Take Measure of Old Rival". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 26, 1939. pp. 16, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

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