Muhlenberg at Lafayette
Saturday, October 26, 1918 Share
Muhlenberg beat Lafayette 7–0. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Lafayette led the series 3–2–1.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 55°F
In the newspapers

The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 27, 1918, page 15
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LAFAYETTE LOSES TO MUHLENBERG Backs tumble Badly and Score Is z to o. EAsToN, Pa, Oct. 36~-Lafayette lost to-day’s game to Muhlenberg on March Field by a score of TO 0, because the Lafayette backs fumbled at critical moments or lacked the punch to carry the ball when near their opponents line. The Lafayette line also was unable to stop the aggressive plunges of the Muhlenberg backs. Tho visitors scored their touchdown in the second quarter. taking the bail by straight football from their own 20 yard line without a single slip. The lineup:
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)
Lafayette 77% to win. Muhlenberg pulled the upset.
The series
Every Muhlenberg–Lafayette gameLafayette leads 11–3–1 in 15 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 1946 | Muhlenberg 32, Lafayette 20 | |
| 1933 | Lafayette 20, Muhlenberg 0 | |
| 1932 | Lafayette 6, Muhlenberg 0 | |
| 1927 | Lafayette 38, Muhlenberg 7 | |
| 1923 | Lafayette 20, Muhlenberg 0 | |
| 1922 | Lafayette 62, Muhlenberg 0 |
Around this game
Muhlenberg
- Next gamevs. LehighNov. 2, 1918
- SeasonMuhlenberg in 1918
- ProgramMuhlenberg history and records
Lafayette
- Next gameat PennsylvaniaNov. 10, 1918
- SeasonLafayette in 1918
- ProgramLafayette history and records
