Gettysburg vs. Lafayette

Gettysburg and Lafayette first met in 1894 and have played 7 times; Lafayette leads the series 6–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Lafayette 6–⁠1.

Gettysburg wins
1
Lafayette wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1894
Longest streak
6 Lafayette
Current streak
1 Gettysburg
Last 10 meetings
Lafayette 6–⁠1
Most recent
1946

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠1
1900s0–⁠3
1910s0–⁠2
1940s1–⁠0
Average margin
21.6 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lafayette
6–⁠1 Lafayette’s record at home
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Gettysburg’s biggest win1946: Gettysburg 27, Lafayette 14by 13 points
  2. Lafayette’s biggest win1911: Lafayette 36, Gettysburg 0by 36 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Gettysburg and Lafayette, 1894 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 12, 1946Gettysburg 27, Lafayette 14at Lafayette
Oct 14, 1911Lafayette 36, Gettysburg 0at Lafayette
Oct 22, 1910Lafayette 21, Gettysburg 0at Lafayette
Oct 5, 1904Lafayette 20, Gettysburg 0at Lafayette
Oct 3, 1903Lafayette 11, Gettysburg 0at Lafayette
Oct 8, 1902Lafayette 14, Gettysburg 0at Lafayette
Oct 3, 1894Lafayette 36, Gettysburg 0at Lafayette

Every game is listed as played on the field.