Dickinson Red Devils
CentennialCarlisle, PABiddle Field
2026: 4–2 (2–1 Centennial). Last: lost at Franklin & Marshall 17–7. Next: McDaniel, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 27–14Randolph Macon
- L 14–28at Davidson
- W 40–21Lycoming
- W 35–21Johns Hopkins
- W 41–19at Gettysburg
- L 7–17at Franklin & Marshall
- Oct 24McDaniel
- Oct 31at Carnegie Mellon
- Nov 7at Ursinus
- Nov 14Muhlenberg
Dickinson has played football since at least 1886 and is 109–133–13 in the 255 games on record. N.P. Stauffer (1896–1899) won more games here than any other coach: 25. The most-played rival is Lafayette: 23 meetings, Lafayette leads 21–2. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 2024Dickinson beat McDaniel 24–0 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 109–133–13 .453; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1123
- Seasons
- 41 since 1886, 255 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vsRandolph Macon | W 27–14 | 37% |
| Sep 12 | at Davidson | L 14–28 | 39% |
| Sep 19 | vsLycoming | W 40–21 | 60% |
| Oct 2 | vsJohns Hopkins | W 35–21 | 38% |
| Oct 10 | atGettysburg | W 41–19 | 66% |
| Oct 17 | atFranklin & Marshall | L 7–17 | 34% |
| Oct 24 | vsMcDaniel | Preview | 89% |
| Oct 31 | atCarnegie Mellon | Preview | 36% |
| Nov 7 | atUrsinus | Preview | 32% |
| Nov 14 | vsMuhlenberg | Preview | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterOn the 2026 team
Program strength since 1886
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Paul Davis | 1908 | 5–4 |
| Joseph Pipal | 1907 | 3–6–1 |
 Charles Hutchins | 1902–1903 | 11–11 |
 Ralph Hutchinson | 1901 | 4–6 |
 Sam Boyle | 1900 | 5–5 |
| N.P. Stauffer | 1896–1899 | 25–16–3 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Lafayette
2–21 in 23
- 1908 L 0–12
- 1909 L 0–5
- 1910 L 0–41
- 1911 L 0–6
- 1912 L 13–19
- 1913 L 0–7
- 1914 L 7–56
- 1915 L 7–27
- 1919 L 0–48
- 1921 L 0–27
Lost the last 10.
- Franklin & Marshall
9–7 in 16
- 1900 W 7–5
- 1903 W 18–6
- 1904 W 57–0
- 1908 W 16–0
- 1910 L 0–10
- 2022 L 17–28
- 2023 W 19–17
- 2024 L 14–23
- 2025 L 20–23
- 2026 L 7–17
Lost the last three.
- Navy
1–9–4 in 14
- 1902 W 6–0
- 1903 L 0–5
- 1904 T 0–0
- 1905 L 0–6
- 1906 T 0–0
- 1907 L 0–15
- 1908 L 0–22
- 1913 L 0–29
- 1916 T 0–0
- 1923 L 7–13
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | DKSN record |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 23 | 2–21 |
| Franklin & Marshall | 16 | 9–7 |
| Navy | 14 | 1–9–4 |
| Ursinus | 14 | 7–7 |
| Penn State | 13 | 4–9 |
| Carlisle | 12 | 0–12 |
| Haverford | 12 | 11–0–1 |
| Gettysburg | 11 | 8–3 |
The trophy it holds: Little Brown Bucket (Gettysburg). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (55)
Every program Dickinson has played, A to Z, with Dickinson’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Albright 2–0
- Army 0–4
- Bloomsburg 1–0
- Bucknell 4–4–3
- Carlisle 0–12
- Carnegie Mellon 0–1
- Christopher Newport 2–0
- Columbia A.C. 0–1
- Cornell 0–1
- Dartmouth 0–1
- Davidson 0–1
- Delaware Valley 0–1
- Franklin & Marshall 9–7
- Georgetown 1–0
- Gettysburg 8–3
- Haverford 11–0–1
- Johns Hopkins 3–4
- Juniata 1–0
- Kean 2–0
- Lafayette 2–21
- Lebanon Valley 6–0
- Lehigh 3–6–2
- Lycoming 2–0
- Maryland-Baltimore 2–0
- McDaniel 3–1
- McDaniel 5–1
- Medico-Chirurgical 2–1
- Mercersburg Academy 2–0
- Moravian 1–0
- Mount Carmel All-Stars 1–0
- Mount St. Mary’s 3–0–1
- Muhlenberg 0–4
- Navy 1–9–4
- Penn State 4–9
- Pennsylvania 0–8
- Phoenix A.C. 1–0
- Pittsburgh 0–2
- Princeton 0–3
- Randolph Macon 1–2
- Rensselaer 0–2
- Rutgers 0–1
- St. John’s (Maryland) 1–0
- Steelton YMCA 0–3
- Susquehanna 6–1
- Swarthmore 5–2–1
- Syracuse 0–2
- Ursinus 7–7
- Villanova 1–0
- Virginia 0–1
- Washington & Jefferson 1–6
- Waynesburg 1–0
- West Virginia Wesleyan 0–1
- William Paterson 2–0
- Wyoming Seminary 1–0
- York YMCA 1–0–1
Conferences
- Independent 1897–1910
- Centennial Conference since 2014
Dickinson’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
On the newsreel
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Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1123 | ||||
| 2025 | 5–6 | 3–3 | 1067 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 1064 | ||||
| 2023 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 1098 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1110 | ||||
| 1938 | 0–1 | 1213 | |||||
| 1931 | 1–0 | 1223 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1190 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–1 | 1194 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1195 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1–1 | 1201 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 1–0 | 1217 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–2 | 1174 | |||||
| 1914 | 0–5 | 1181 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–3 | 1232 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–3–1 | 1280 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–3 | 1346 | |||||
| 1910 | 3–7 | 1303 | |||||
| 1909 | 4–4–1 | 1393 | |||||
| 1908 | 5–4 | Paul Davis | 1371 | ||||
| 1907 | 3–6–1 | Joseph Pipal | 1336 | ||||
| 1906 | 3–4–2 | 1421 | |||||
| 1905 | 4–4 | 1469 | |||||
| 1904 | 8–3–1 | 1492 |
Every season back to 1886 (16 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 7–5 | Charles Hutchins | 1467 | ||||
| 1902 | 4–6 | Charles Hutchins | 1359 | ||||
| 1901 | 4–6 | Ralph Hutchinson | 1367 | ||||
| 1900 | 5–5 | Sam Boyle | 1421 | ||||
| 1899 | 6–6–1 | N.P. Stauffer | 1406 | ||||
| 1898 | 8–2 | N.P. Stauffer | 1437 | ||||
| 1897 | 7–3–2 | N.P. Stauffer | 1347 | ||||
| 1896 | 4–5 | N.P. Stauffer | 1243 | ||||
| 1893few games on file | 0–1 | 1158 | |||||
| 1892few games on file | 0–2 | 1197 | |||||
| 1891 | 2–2–1 | 1208 | |||||
| 1890 | 3–6 | 1226 | |||||
| 1889 | 4–1–1 | 1249 | |||||
| 1888few games on file | 0–1 | 1149 | |||||
| 1887few games on file | 0–2 | 1133 | |||||
| 1886few games on file | 0–2 | 1141 |
No season on file for 1894–95, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924–28, 1930, 1932–37, 1939–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 41 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.