Swarthmore at Lehigh

Saturday, November 11, 1911

Swarthmore beat Lehigh 9–⁠2. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Lehigh led the series 9–⁠4.

AwaySwarthmore2–⁠1 in 1911
9
HomeLehigh5–⁠5–⁠1 in 1911
2

FinalHigh 66°F, low 36°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: SWARTHMORE BEATS LEHIGH. Quarterback McKissick Scores All His Teams Points.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1911, page 59

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    SWARTHMORE BEATS LEHIGH. Quarterback McKissick Scores All His Teams Points. SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Pa. November u-With Quarterback Mckissick scoring all the points for the winning team. Swarthmore today defeated Lehtgh. 2 to >. in hard. aggressive game on Lehigh Field. Not only did Mckissick secure the points for his team. but also scored Lehighs safety when tackled by three Brown and White men and hurled over the line for the two points Swarthmore’s men We’re In the best OF condition. and their enduring powers were too much for Lehigf’s crippled players to withstand. Swarthmore had. however, to fight every inch Of ground for her gains, as IehiAh’s team fought with a bulldog tenacity. Mckissck scored a touchdown for Swarthmore on a oJ-yard quarterback run in the first period and kicked field goal from the :-,-yard line In the fourth period. The lire-up:

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)

Swarthmore 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Lehigh leads 11–⁠4 in 15 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1913Lehigh 50, Swarthmore 0
1912Lehigh 3, Swarthmore 0
1911Swarthmore 9, Lehigh 2
1910Swarthmore 15, Lehigh 8
1904Swarthmore 20, Lehigh 0
1903Lehigh 10, Swarthmore 5

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