Merchant Marine at Lafayette
Saturday, October 20, 1945 Share
Merchant Marine beat Lafayette 26–7. It was their only meeting on record.
26
FinalHigh 68°F, low 45°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, October 21, 1945, page 20
Read the text
Merchant Marines Ahead EASTON, Pa. Oct. 20 (P.-Coming from behind with a three touchdown parade in the last half, the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy handed Lafayette 26–7 defeat today in the Maroons’ opening home game.
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)
Merchant Marine 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Merchant Marine–Lafayette gameMerchant Marine leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Merchant Marine
- Next gameat Boston CollegeOct. 27, 1945
- SeasonMerchant Marine in 1945
- ProgramMerchant Marine history and records
Lafayette
- Next gamevs. BucknellOct. 27, 1945
- SeasonLafayette in 1945
- ProgramLafayette history and records