Bucknell at Lafayette

Saturday, November 4, 1911

Lafayette beat Bucknell 6–⁠0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Lafayette led the series 8–⁠1–⁠2.

AwayBucknell6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1911
0
HomeLafayette8–⁠2 in 1911
6

FinalHigh 46°F, low 26°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WINS BRILLIANT GAME. Lafayette Trims Bucknell by One Touchdown.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1911, page 1

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    WINS BRILLIANT GAME. Lafayette Trims Bucknell by One Touchdown. EASTON, Pa. November 4-In one OF the most spectacular games ever wit messed on March Field Lafayette defeat ed BuckncH eleven here this afternoon by the score OF Is TO o. Both teams played almost perfect foot ball. and II was only after many attempts that Lafayette back field succeeded i’ll getting the ball within striking distance. Rucknell played n great defensive game and three times held the Maroon and White for downs, once on the :i-yard line and again on the 5-yard line. The lineup:

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: Football Results

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 6, 1911, page 1 (results column)

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    Football Results Rock Island high. 9; Aledo high, 0. Moline high, 0: Alumni. 6. Davenport high, 6; Cedar Rapid nigh. C. st. Ambrose, 9: Dixon Normal, 0. Illini, 8; Spring Valley, 0. WEST. Minnesota, 80: Chicago, o. Michigan, G; Syracuse, 6. Wisconsin, -; Iowa, 0. Illinois, y: Purdue, 5. Case. 9; Ohio State, O. Kansas, Il: Washburn, 6. William Jewell, %, Tarkio, 0. Beloit, 90; Ripon, G. Colorado L, s; Colorado college, 2. Rose Poly. 81; Franklin, 3. Oberlin, 8; Western Reserve, 0. De Kalb, 5: Loyola, 3. Drake, 80; Simpson, 0. Marquette, o: Villannva, o. Cincinnati, %; Butler II. St Louis, 1G; Haskell, 0. Washington, l., 10; Knox, 6. Oklahoma. IA: Missouri, g. South Dakota, 81; Creighton, 3. Nebraska, 6; Ames, 6. Wabash, -; Earlham, 3. William and Vashti, It; Monmouth, Utah, Is; Colorado Mines, 0. Millikin, %: illinois college, 0. Lake Forest, 81; Illinois Wesleyan, 0 Morningside, 80: Des Moines, Q. Wittenberg, 6: Heidelberg, G. n Mount Union, %; Wooster, 0. L of Washington, “a; Oregon Agyies, 0. Denver, 40: Colorado Aggies, 0. Arkansas, A; Rolla, 3. EAST. Princeton. s; Harvard, 6. Yale. Is: New York, 3. Pennsylvania, 0: Carlisle, 16. Cornell, 10; Williams, IA. Amherst, 8; Dartmouth, IS. Army, o; Georgetown. o. Navy. Il: North Carolina A. c., C. Brown, 80; Tufts, 0. Swarthmore, 8; Ursinus, 2. Lafayette. 6; Bucknell, 0. Penn State, &c; St. Bonaventure, 0. Bowdoin, Il; Bates, 0. Pittsburgh, o: Notre Dame, 0. Lehigh, II; Haverford. 0. Dickinson. 6: Franklin, 0. Andover, Il: Yale Freshmen, 6. Worcester, 3: Rhode Island, o. Maine, 20: Colby. O. Hopkins, p; Gallaudet, 0. SOUTH. “. and L., 81; Kentucky Doctors, o. Virginia Military, So; Richmond, o. Virginia, %: Wake Forest, 6. e.. Vanderbilt, Il; Georgia, o. Virginia Poly, o; North Carolina, 0. West Virginia, 6; W and J, 8 Kentucky State, IS; Georgetown, U. Auburn, II; Tech, 6. Sewanee, II: Tulane, g. Mississippi. 81; Mercer, 0. Louisiana, s.: Bayler, o. Clemson, IS: S. c Military, 0. PREPARATORY. Oak Park, %; Lane, O. Hyde Park. s University high, 0. Wendell Phillips. IS: Englewood, O. Crane. So: Lake View, o. Bowen. 90. ST. Phillips. s. Chicago Latin. IS; University S, 3. Loyola Academy, ,; Marquette A. 0. Thornton T, Il. Morgan Park H, 0. Morgan Park a, 81; Francis Par Ter, Q.

  • The Arizona republican's story: FOOTBALL RESULTS

    Arizona republican, Phoenix, Ariz., November 5, 1911, page 1 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL RESULTS South Dakota, 81; Creighton, 3. Army. o: Georgetown, -. Nebraska, 6: Ames. s. Oklahoma. IA: Missouri, s. St Louis University. 16; Haskell, o. Washington University. 10; Knox. 6. Kansas, IA: Washburn. s. Yale, 2S: New York University, 3. Wisconsin, u: Iowa. 0. Brown. 80: Tufts. 0. Lafayette, 6: Bucknell, 0. Pennsylvania, State College. 46; st. 0. University of Pittsburg, o; Notre Dame. 0. Case, 9: Ohio State. 0. Lehigh. II: Haverford, 0. Dickinson, s; Franklin and Marshall. Purdue 3: Illinois. II. Drake 33: Simpson. 0. Michigan. s: Syracuse. s. Cornell. Is: Williams. IA. Minnesota. 80: Chicago, o. Amherst. 6: Dartmouth. IS. Carlisle Indians. 16; Pennsylvania, 0. Navy. II: North Carolina, s. Princeton, s: Harvard. 6. DENVER, Col, Nov. 4.-ChicaSo. 49; Aggies, o.. California, so; Olympic, 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)

Lafayette 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Lafayette leads 28–⁠12–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Lafayette 20, Bucknell 7
2025Lafayette 62, Bucknell 24
2024Bucknell 21, Lafayette 14
2023Lafayette 56, Bucknell 22
2022Lafayette 24, Bucknell 14
2021Lafayette 27, Bucknell 0

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