1938 Lehigh Engineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Lehigh Engineers
| sport = football
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| conference = Middle Three Conference
| short_conf = Middle Three
| record = 2–5–2
| conf_record = 0–2
| head_coach = Glen Harmeson
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Marcus Wertz Jr.
| stadium = Taylor Stadium
}}
{{1938 Middle Three Conference football standings}}
The 1938 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.{{cite web|title=Lehigh Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results |publisher=Lehigh University|accessdate=June 15, 2020 |page=21 |url=https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Football/Football%20Record%20Book%20060419.pdf?_ga=2.150688433.687378036.1593400534-19411486.1592019492
|location=Bethlehem, Pa.}} Lehigh played home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| September 24 | | {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Pennsylvania Military Cadets|title=Pennsylvania Military}}
| Taylor Stadium | Bethlehem, PA | W 16-13
| 7,000 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Triumphs over P.M.C., 16-13 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=September 25, 1938 |page=S2}}
| October 1 | | Boston University
| Taylor Stadium | Bethlehem, PA | T 6-6
| | {{cite news|title=Surprising Lehigh Team Holds Boston Terriers to 6-6 Draw|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 2, 1938|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95492937/surprising-lehigh-team-holds-boston/|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 8 | @ | {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Case Scientists|title=Case}}
| Van Horn Field | Cleveland, OH | T 0-0
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| October 15 | | Penn State
| Taylor Stadium | Bethlehem, PA | L 6-59
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| October 22 | @ | Delaware
| Frazer Field | Newark, DE (rivalry) | W 32-0
| | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lehigh-gets-four-touchd/136087995/|work=The Morning Call|title=Lehigh gets four touchdowns in final period to beat Delaware, 32–0|date=October 23, 1938|accessdate=December 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 29 | | Rutgers
| Taylor Stadium | Bethlehem, PA | L 0-13
| 9,000 | {{cite news |title=Stopped Along the Ground, Rutgers Takes to the Air to Score Over Lehigh |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 30, 1938 |page=S4}}
| November 5 | @ | NYU
| Ohio Field | Bronx, NY | L 0-45
| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Seven Players Score Touchdowns as N.Y.U. Overpowers Lehigh at Ohio Field |first=Roscoe |last=McGowen |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 6, 1938 |page=S2}}
| November 12 | | {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Muhlenberg Mules|title=Muhlenberg}}
| Taylor Stadium | Bethlehem, PA | L 0-20
| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Muhlenberg Wins from Lehigh, 20-0 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 13, 1938 |page=S4}}
| November 19 | @ | Lafayette
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA (rivalry) | L 0-6
| 14,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Stops Lehigh in Their 72d Game On Moyer's 32-Yard Run in 1st Period, 6-0 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 20, 1938 |page=S1}}
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References
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