Rutgers at Lafayette

Saturday, November 10, 1945

Rutgers beat Lafayette 32–⁠14. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Lafayette led the series 13–⁠8–⁠1.

AwayRutgers2–⁠1 in 1945
32
HomeLafayette1–⁠7–⁠1 in 1945
14

FinalHigh 61°F, low 40°F, 0.15 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story

    Detroit evening times, Michigan, November 11, 1945, page 17 (results column)

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    SEATTLE-Dick Gray, hashy Oregon State halfback, Hrtually wrecked Washington HuSkies’ Rose Bowl hopes when he scored In the closing minutes To give his team a 10 victory. ITHACA-Cornell defeated It’s traditional Colgate rivals 2O-6, in their 32d meeting, the Red Raiders going over twice IN the third period 10 clinch the decision. CAMBRIDGE Hal back Charlie Roche led an underdog Harvard team To a 2S-7 win over Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy. Roche scored one touchdown and passed To the other three. MORGANTOWN – West Nireinia’s record OF four years with out a loss at home was broken when Kentucky beat the Noun taineers in a cold drilling rain, 1876. EASTON – With Art Mann romping so yards for a touch down. Rutgers spilled Lafayette 32–⁠14. ORONO – t1eet-footed Walt Troianowski scored four times ia boost his scoring lead 10 lOs points as University of Connecticut swamped University Of Maine $50. EXETER – Favored Andover came from behind to defeat It’s traditional rival, Exeter. l8–⁠1, In the ed renewal Of the ma tion’s oldest schOolboy football

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)

Lafayette 60% to win. Rutgers won as Elo’s underdog.

Rutgers leads 35–⁠16–⁠1 in 52 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.

Recent meetings
1975Rutgers 48, Lafayette 6
1974Rutgers 35, Lafayette 0
1973Rutgers 35, Lafayette 6
1972Rutgers 21, Lafayette 7
1971Lafayette 13, Rutgers 7
1970Rutgers 41, Lafayette 16

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