Lafayette at Yale

Saturday, October 11, 1913

Yale beat Lafayette 27–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Yale led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayLafayette4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1913
0
HomeYale5–⁠2–⁠3 in 1913
27

FinalHigh 67°F, low 63°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Raymer enterprise's story: SPORT.

    The Raymer enterprise, Colorado, October 16, 1913, page 1

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    SPORT. Cornell College gave way before Iowa at Iowa City, the Hawkeyes run. ming up 76 points to Cornell’s 0. The Yale eleven struck what tho coaches call their real gait at New Haven, Conn.,, iand defeated Lafayette. 27 to 0. The Colorado Tigers .walloped the Wyoming University team on the grid. iron at Colorado Springs by score Of 40 to 0. The Nebraska University football team defeated the Kansas Agricultural College eleven at Lincoln by a scors Of 20 to 6. The annual gridiron battle in Den. yer between the Alumni and Varsity OF D. U. resulted in a s to o victory for the regulars. The Philadelphia Athletics won the baseball championship Of the world for 1913 at the Polo grounds in New York BY defeating the New York Gt ants, 3 to 1, In the fifth and deciding game Of the series. At st. Louis the Nationals lost the first game In the double.header with the Americans in the series to decide the city championship and tied the second game. which was called at the end OF the sixth inning because o. darkness. The scores were s to 5 and 2 to 9. Using maze OF forward passes which in most cases were unsuccess ful. but one instance proved good fol forty yards and a touchdown, Buck nell crossed the Princeton goal line for the first time this season. This final score was: Princeton, 2S; Buck nell, 6. The champion Brewers of the American Association scalped thu champion Denver Grizzlies OF the Western League. s to l, in the firs, game Of the minor league title series at Denver before more than $500 ell thusiastic fans. Denver won the sec ond game Sunday, 8 to 2.

  • The The Julesburg grit-advocate's story: SPORT.

    The Julesburg grit-advocate, October 16, 1913, page 2

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    SPORT. Cornell College gave way befors Iowa at Iowa City, the Hawkeyes run ming up rs points to Cornell’s 0. The Yale eleven struck what the coaches call their real gait at New Haven, Conn, and defeated Lafayette, 27 to 0. The Colorado Tigers walloped the Wyoming University team on the grid. iron at Colorado Springs by score Of 10 to 0. The Nebraska University football team defeated the Kansas Agricultural College eleven at Lincoln by a score of 90 to 6. The annual gridiron battle in Dem yer between the Alumni and Varsity OF D. U. resulted in a S to 0 victory for the regulars. The Philadelphia Athletics won the baseball championship Of the world for 1918 at the Polo grounds in New York by defeating the New York al. ants, to /. in the fifth and deciding game Of the series. AL oA- AOulb lIe TNdIlOlAlS lO8I Ln8 first game In the double.header with the Americans in the series to decide the city championship and tied the second game, which was called at the end OF, the sixth inning because O: darkness. The scores were 8 to 5 and to 2. Using maze of forward passes, which in most cases were unsuccesstul, but one instance proved good for forty yards and touchdown, Buck. nell crossed the Princeton goal line for the first time this season. Tho final score was: Princeton, 2S; Buck. nell. G. The champion Brewers of the American Association scalped the champion Denver Grizzlies of TIL, Western League, to /, in the first game of the minor league title series at Denver before more than $500 enthusiastic fans. Denver won the sec ond game Sunday. to 2.

  • The Gilpin observer's story: SPORT.

    Gilpin observer, October 16, 1913, page 2

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    SPORT. Cornell College gave way before Iowa at Iowa City, the Hawkeyes run ming up 76 points to Cornell’s o. The Yale eleven struck what the coaches call their real gait at New Haven, Conn, and defeated Lafayette 27 to 0. The Colorado Tigers walloped the Wyoming University team on the grid iron at Colorado Springs by score of 40 to 0. The Nebraska University football team defeated the Kansas Agricultural College eleven at Lincoln by a scors of % to 6. Mrs. Agnes Ravenor, baseball mag nate, owner of the Milwaukee Ameri can Association baseball club, was married in New York to A. F. Timme recently elected president of the Mil. waukee club. Myrtle Wright, twelve years old, swan the Golden Gate at San Fran cisco and broke all previous records of women swimmers. Her mother Mrs. Myrtle Wright, swan with her and also made new record. The Panama-Pacific race meetings. which will be given under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association in June and October, 1915, have been planned on a scale commensurate with the international exposition of which they are 70 be a part and as an attractive feGture to all who are interested in harness racing. The sum of $227.000 has been hung up for purses and stakes to be given at these two meetings.

  • The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, October 12, 1913

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    YALE HAS At LAST STRUCK REAL STRIDE Famous “Wing Shift” Is Worked Successfully and Lafayette Is Beaten. NEW HAVEN, Oct. 1.-THE Tale eleven struck what the coaches call their real gait today and defeated Lafayette 27 to o. The game was played In a driZzlng rain A tumble and a penalty. each time when the ball was on the visitors one-yard line, prevented Yale from max ing two more touchdowns. Todays game showed the blue eleven strong at quarterback. Besides running the team we’ll Cornish starred individu ally with long runs through broken fields. Lafayette had two chances to score, once in the second period on drop kick from the S2-yeard line, which missed its mark by inches, and once on drop kick from the 40-yard line. The latter play was smothered. Line rushes failed for Lafayette, but forward passes were sue cessful, netting them total OF seventy yards. The Yale wing shift heretofore crude In its execution. was good for long gains today. The Blue team tried the forward pass once, The lineup;

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)

Yale 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2012Lafayette 20, Yale 10
2011Lafayette 28, Yale 19
2009Lafayette 31, Yale 14
2006Yale 37, Lafayette 34
1952Yale 47, Lafayette 0
1935Yale 55, Lafayette 0

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