Dickinson at Lafayette

Saturday, October 8, 1921

Lafayette beat Dickinson 27–⁠0. It was their 23rd meeting; Lafayette leads the series 21–⁠2.

AwayDickinson0–⁠1 in 1921
0
HomeLafayette9–⁠0 in 1921
27

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The New York herald's story: Lafayette Proves Too Strong for Dickinson; Wins, 10 Relies on Straight Football to Advance Heavy Line.

    The New York herald, October 9, 1921, page 52

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    Lafayette Proves Too Strong for Dickinson; Wins, 10 Relies on Straight Football to Advance Heavy Line. Special Despatch to THE New York HEsALp. EAsToN, Pa. Oct. s.-The powerful Lafayette College football team won its third consecutive game here to-day on March Field. defeating the Dickinson College eleven, 27 10 0. The game was played on muddy field before a small crowd. Lafayette once again relied on straight football to advance. The heavy Maroon line opened large holes for the Lafayette backs. who made total OF twenty-six first downs. Dickinson made but one first down in the closing minutes of play. when Lafayette was represented by substitutes. Seasholtz, Ga2ella and Griner were the stars for Lafaycite on the offensive. Seasholtz scored the first three touchdowns on plunges through the centre of the line. Mar hefka and Chickenoski, second string backs, also made number OF gains. 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 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Lafayette leads 21–⁠2 in 23 meetings.

Recent meetings
1921Lafayette 27, Dickinson 0
1919Lafayette 48, Dickinson 0
1915Lafayette 27, Dickinson 7
1914Lafayette 56, Dickinson 7
1913Lafayette 7, Dickinson 0
1912Lafayette 19, Dickinson 13

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