Tennessee at Dartmouth

Saturday, October 15, 1921

Dartmouth beat Tennessee 14–⁠3. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayTennessee6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1921
3
HomeDartmouth6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1921
14

FinalHigh 75°F, low 29°F

In the newspapers

  • The The New York herald's story: DARTMOUTH BEATS TENNESSEE IA TO 3 Hanoverians Use 40 Players i'm Listiess Game-Fumbles Aplcnty.

    The New York herald, New York, October 16, 1921, page 46

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    DARTMOUTH BEATS TENNESSEE IA TO 3 Hanoverians Use 40 Players i’m Listiess Game-Fumbles Aplcnty. HANOVER. ~ H., Oct. 15.--Coach Can nell used forty members OF the Dart mouth football squad this afternoon IN pinnfne a ID to defeat on the Universitv of Tennessee outfit The battle was a ljstless affair from the start, with a quantity of fumbies sprinlSled into the play The opposing lines staged fierce struggles at points in the game, but the two bacfficlds after the withdrawal OF Capt. Robertson and Burke from the game showed no football out Of the ordinary. Cant. Robertson sustained broken ncse in a crash during the opening ousrter. Dartmouth opened at scoring With a rush, securing its first touch down within FIVE minutes OF play. Moore, Dartmouth tackle. recovered q tumble on tire Tennessee 25 yard line. Robertson sSirted left tackle for fifteen Yards and then on q series OF line plays the Green carried the ball over. Robertson kicked the goal. In the second quarter the Green again tailed, after Lynch had fallen on a funbled bah two yards from the Volunteer goal line. Calder then car ried the ball across. Gordon Kicked the goal Further scoring ceased when the Dartmouth coaches sent ii a stream Of substitutes. Tennessee coll lected its three points in the last pc riod in IS yard drop kick by Camp bell Robertson and Burke We’re easily the outstanding players. although they re- NAMED in the game but a short time. Burke was particularly brilliant today on his twisting and reversing field performances, netting five 30 yard runs and many for shorter distances. Grizzard and Smith turned in the best work for the visitors. The lineup:

  • The New-York tribune's story: Dartmouth Aided BY Many Furnhles OF Tennessee Men Captain Robertson Of Green Suffers Il Broken Nose i'm the IL 10 3 Victory

    New-York tribune, October 16, 1921, page 16

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    Dartmouth Aided BY Many Furnhles OF Tennessee Men Captain Robertson Of Green Suffers Il Broken Nose i’m the IL 10 3 Victory HANOVER. n. H., Oct. l5.-Dartmouth defeated the hard fighting Uni versity CT Tennessee team this after noon by a score of ii to 3. Moore paved the way for the first Green score by falling on the ball after TenDcssee tumble on the Southerncrs’ 25yard line. Gains by Captain Jim Rob ertson through tackle and around left end did the rest and ne went over for a touchdown five minutes after tho game opened. The next score came in the second period after Lynch had recovered blaus’s tumble on the Tennessee $ yard line. Calder went over for the touchdown. Fumbles were frequent and glaring on both sides, but those Of the Southerners came at critical times and twice paved the wav for Dartmouth scores. Tennessee got her three points ON Campbell’s drop kick from the 30-vard llne. 1t was announced after tho game mat Robertson had broken his nose during the first half. The lne-up:

  • The The Washington herald's story: Dartmouth Defeats Tennessee, Score, I4-3

    The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 16, 1921, page 1

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    Dartmouth Defeats Tennessee, Score, I4–⁠3 HANOVER, N. H.. Oct. 15.-Dartmouth defeated the hard-fiphting University of Tennessee team this AFTERNOON by a score of IL 10 2 Moore paved the way for the first Green score by falling on the bali after Tennessee tumble ON. The Southerners’ 25-yard line. Gains bv Capt. Jim Robertson through tackle and around left end did the rest and ne went. over for a Touchdown hve minutes after the game opened, The next score came in the second period after Lynch had recovered Blaus’ tumble on the Tennessee s. yard line. Calder went over for the touchdown. Fumbles were fire. quent and glaring on both sides. but those of the Southerners came at critical times. and twice paved the way for Dartmouth scores. Tennessee got her points On ‘amphel’s drop kick from the 30 yard lire. 1t was announced after the game that Robertson had broken his nose during the first half.

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: ---SPORTS Georgia Displays Powerful Type Of Football Against HarUard, Losing By 3 Points Tennessee Makes Good Showing Against Dartmouth Auburn Comes Into Line by Its 56 to 0 Defeat of Cemson-Some Major Teams, Still Play ing "Set-Ups," Pile Up Big Scores

    The Birmingham age-herald, October 17, 1921, page 7

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    ---SPORTS Georgia Displays Powerful Type Of Football Against HarUard, Losing By 3 Points Tennessee Makes Good Showing Against Dartmouth Auburn Comes Into Line by Its 56 to 0 Defeat of Cemson-Some Major Teams, Still Play ing “Set-Ups,” Pile Up Big Scores Atlanta, October 16A powerful of football displayed Gega with Harvard credtabe the showing made by Tennessee Dartmouth Specialization the drop kick for which the Cambridge enabled back invading that touchdown something strong

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)

Dartmouth 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Dartmouth leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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