Lehigh at Navy
Saturday, November 20, 1897 Share
Navy beat Lehigh 28–6. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Lehigh led the series 4–3.
FinalHigh 59°F, low 48°F
In the newspapers
The times, District of Columbia, November 21, 1897, page 2
Read the text
MIDsHIpMEN DEFEAT LEHIGH. Naval Cadets % 10 9 Against the UniYersftY Men Annapolis, Nd, Nov. 20.-The Naval AcedeniE football team added another to Its string Of victories today by defeat Ing Lehigh University, 28 to 6. Lehgh started Oft With a touchdown and goal in the first hale. These were the only points scored By the visitors, the cadets scoriIs 8 In the first and II In the second half.
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)
Navy 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Lehigh–Navy gameNavy leads 15–6–1 in 22 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.
| 2018 | Navy 51, Lehigh 21 | |
| 1987 | Lehigh 24, Navy 9 | |
| 1986 | Navy 41, Lehigh 0 | |
| 1984 | Navy 31, Lehigh 14 | |
| 1983 | Navy 30, Lehigh 0 | |
| 1913 | Navy 39, Lehigh 0 |
Around this game
Lehigh
- Next gamevs. LafayetteNov. 25, 1897
- SeasonLehigh in 1897
- ProgramLehigh history and records
Navy
- Next gamevs. White SquadronNov. 25, 1897
- SeasonNavy in 1897
- ProgramNavy history and records