Dickinson vs. Gettysburg

Dickinson and Gettysburg first met in 1898 and have played 11 times; Dickinson leads the series 8–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Dickinson 7–⁠3, and Dickinson has won the last 5. The winner takes home the Little Brown Bucket. Dickinson holds it.

Dickinson wins
8
Gettysburg wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1898
Longest streak
5 Dickinson
Current streak
5 Dickinson
Last 10 meetings
Dickinson 7–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s1–⁠1
1900s2–⁠1
1910s0–⁠1
2020s5–⁠0
Average margin
21.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Dickinson
5–⁠0 Dickinson’s record at home
At Gettysburg
3–⁠3 Gettysburg’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Little Brown Bucket

Played for since
—
Held by
Dickinson

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).

Games that tell the story

  1. Dickinson’s biggest win1900: Dickinson 49, Gettysburg 0by 49 points
  2. Gettysburg’s biggest win1908: Gettysburg 23, Dickinson 5by 18 points
  3. Upset1899: Gettysburg 11, Dickinson 5Gettysburg had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1908: Gettysburg 23, Dickinson 5Gettysburg had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Dickinson and Gettysburg, 1898 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Dickinson 41, Gettysburg 19at Gettysburg
Oct 11, 2025Dickinson 49, Gettysburg 21at Dickinson
Nov 2, 2024Dickinson 34, Gettysburg 14at Dickinson
Oct 28, 2023Dickinson 28, Gettysburg 25at Gettysburg
Sep 17, 2022Dickinson 35, Gettysburg 9at Gettysburg
Nov 12, 1910Gettysburg 7, Dickinson 3at Gettysburg
Oct 30, 1909Dickinson 14, Gettysburg 0at Dickinson
Oct 31, 1908Gettysburg 23, Dickinson 5at Gettysburg
Nov 3, 1900Dickinson 49, Gettysburg 0at Dickinson
Nov 11, 1899Gettysburg 11, Dickinson 5at Gettysburg
Nov 16, 1898Dickinson 44, Gettysburg 0at Dickinson

Every game is listed as played on the field.