Lebanon Valley at Lehigh
Saturday, November 12, 1921 Share
Lehigh beat Lebanon Valley 55–7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Lehigh led the series 6–0–1.
FinalHigh 45°F, low 27°F, 0.26 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The New York herald, New York, November 13, 1921, page 56
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LEHIGH WINS, 55--7, AMID SEARCHLIGHTS Lebanon Valley No Match for VictOrs, Making No First Downs in Game. Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD. BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov. 12.-Half a dozen glarins searchlights-the first known to ever have been used on an outdoor field in a regular football match were used to-day to finish the Lehigh- Lebanon Valley game. which Lehigh won, So to z. The Brown and White team showed q fine complete reversal of form over last week, and at no time was the local goal in danger. Lebanon did not get a single first down. L.ehigh gathered IT, The game was played in a sea of mud, penalties galore were imposed. due to the condition of the field. Lehigh suffering setback Of twenty-five yards to forty five for Lebanon. There was no STOP ping the Lehigh backfield, and the line was just as effective. Greer. Bessemer, Storer and Hardy we’re the principal battering rams, while Lingle occasionally pulled off long run. Lebanon Valley scored its lone touch down when Storer fumbled Hardy’s reverse pass. Behman recovering and run ming sixty-five yards for q score. The lineup:

New-York tribune, New York, November 13, 1921, page 21
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Lehigh Triumphs Over Lebanon Valley, 55–7 BETHLEHEM. Pa, Nov. 12.-Half dozen glaring searchlights, the first known to ever have been used on an outdoor field in a regular football match, were used to-day to finish the Lehigh- Lebanon Valley game. which Lehigh won, So to T. The Brown and White team showed fine complete reversal of form over last week. and at no time was the local goal in danger in fact, Lebanon did not get a single first down, while Lehgh gathered just seventeen. Tko
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)
Lehigh 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Lebanon Valley–Lehigh gameLehigh leads 7–0–1 in eight meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1922 | Lehigh 6, Lebanon Valley 2 | |
| 1921 | Lehigh 55, Lebanon Valley 7 | |
| 1920 | Lehigh 28, Lebanon Valley 0 | |
| 1917 | Lehigh 34, Lebanon Valley 7 | |
| 1916 | Lebanon Valley 3, Lehigh 3 | |
| 1915 | Lehigh 60, Lebanon Valley 9 |
Around this game
Lebanon Valley
- Next gameat ArmySept. 30, 1922
- SeasonLebanon Valley in 1921
- ProgramLebanon Valley history and records
Lehigh
- Next gamevs. LafayetteNov. 19, 1921
- SeasonLehigh in 1921
- ProgramLehigh history and records
