Merchant Marine at Lehigh
Saturday, November 8, 1947 Share
Lehigh beat Merchant Marine 20–6. It was their second meeting; Lehigh leads the series 2–0.
6
FinalHigh 58°F, low 37°F, 1.58 in. of rain
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 9, 1947, page 40
Read the text
Lehiqh Downs Kings Point BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov. 8 tP.- Lehigh pushed over two touchdowns in the second period and added an other in the third to defeat the Merchant Marine Academy of Kings Point, n. Y, 20–6.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Merchant Marine 70% to win. Lehigh pulled the upset.
The series
Every Merchant Marine–Lehigh gameLehigh leads 2–0 in two meetings.
| 1947 | Lehigh 20, Merchant Marine 6 | |
| 1946 | Lehigh 7, Merchant Marine 0 |
Around this game
Merchant Marine
- Next gamevs. BrooklynNov. 11, 1947
- SeasonMerchant Marine in 1947
- ProgramMerchant Marine history and records
Lehigh
- Next gamevs. RutgersOct. 23, 1948
- SeasonLehigh in 1947
- ProgramLehigh history and records