Bucknell at Lafayette
Saturday, November 4, 1911 Share
Lafayette beat Bucknell 6–0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Lafayette led the series 8–1–2.
FinalHigh 46°F, low 26°F
In the newspapers

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:

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.

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.
The series
Every Bucknell–Lafayette gameLafayette leads 28–12–3 in 43 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.
| 2026 | Lafayette 20, Bucknell 7 | |
| 2025 | Lafayette 62, Bucknell 24 | |
| 2024 | Bucknell 21, Lafayette 14 | |
| 2023 | Lafayette 56, Bucknell 22 | |
| 2022 | Lafayette 24, Bucknell 14 | |
| 2021 | Lafayette 27, Bucknell 0 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gameat ArmyNov. 11, 1911
- SeasonBucknell in 1911
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Lafayette
- Next gameat PennsylvaniaNov. 11, 1911
- SeasonLafayette in 1911
- ProgramLafayette history and records

