Dickinson at Lafayette
Saturday, October 8, 1921 Share
Lafayette beat Dickinson 27–0. It was their 23rd meeting; Lafayette leads the series 21–2.
Final
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Dickinson–Lafayette gameLafayette leads 21–2 in 23 meetings.
| 1921 | Lafayette 27, Dickinson 0 | |
| 1919 | Lafayette 48, Dickinson 0 | |
| 1915 | Lafayette 27, Dickinson 7 | |
| 1914 | Lafayette 56, Dickinson 7 | |
| 1913 | Lafayette 7, Dickinson 0 | |
| 1912 | Lafayette 19, Dickinson 13 |
Around this game
Dickinson
- SeasonDickinson in 1921
- ProgramDickinson history and records
Lafayette
- Next gameat BucknellOct. 15, 1921
- SeasonLafayette in 1921
- ProgramLafayette history and records
