Lehigh at Michigan
Saturday, October 31, 1896 Share
Michigan beat Lehigh 40–0. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 39°FAttendance 2,000
In the newspapers

Richmond dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 1, 1896, page 15 (results column)
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ball game here to-day between the Uni versity of North Carolina and the Uni versity of Georgia. The Georgians were not confident when they entered the game. but they outplayed their opponents and won by a score of 70 to 16. The Carolinians were the better kickers. but the Georgians did the better tackling and running. The audience numbered 5000. Techs Defeat Mercer. MACON, GA. October 3l.-The School Of Technology Of Atlanta, defeated Mer- Ger here this afternoon to in football. Other Games. WEST POINT, October Sl.-Yale, &c; Cadets. .. DETROIT, October a.-University OF Michigan. 40; Lehigh 0. PRINCETON, October 31.-Princeton, 81; Cornell, o. BOSTON. October S1.-Harvard. 4: Car Isle Indian School. o. EASTON, PA. October 31.-Lafayette IS; Dickinson. 0. AMHERST. MASS. October S1.-Trinity, y: Amherst. 0. MIDDLETOWN, CONN, October 81 Wesleyan, q: Tufts. 4. LAWRENCE, MASS, October S1.-BowdOn, 10; AndoYer. 0.
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)
Michigan 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Lehigh–Michigan gameMichigan leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Lehigh
- Next gameat NavyNov. 7, 1896
- SeasonLehigh in 1896
- ProgramLehigh history and records
Michigan
- Next gameat MinnesotaNov. 7, 1896
- SeasonMichigan in 1896
- ProgramMichigan history and records

