Dickinson Football Receives Forfeit Win over Bucknell

Date of Event
Sat., Nov. 21, 1896

Bucknell was up six late in the game when one of their players, Nattress, and Dickinson's Taylor got into a fight. The officials broke it up and ejected Bucknell's Nattress from the game. Bucknell refused to play without him and walked off the field mid-game in protest. The 6-0 score was reversed and gave Dickinson the victory.

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First Game with Full-Time Head Coach Not Quite Promising in 1896 Football Season Debut

Date of Event
Sat., Sep. 26, 1896

For the first time in program history the Red Devil football team had a full-time coach in Dr. Nathan P. Stauffer. Unfortunately for Stauffer, his era did not start off pleasantly as Dickinson fell to the Carlisle Indian School at home by a wide-margin, 28-6.

Red Devil Football Star Ruby Vale Carried Off of the Field in Losing Effort in Shortened Season Finale at Bucknell

Date of Event
Thu., Nov. 28, 1895

Dickinson football traveled to play Bucknell only to be walloped 28-0. Due to lack of funding in the athletic department's treasury, this would be the final game of season. The one bright spot of the game, and perhaps the season, was when Red Devil player Ruby Vale was carried off of the field "by the spectators as a testimony of their appreciation of his heroic efforts in a losing cause against Bucknell."

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