Entries drawn from the college history timeline
Dickinson traveled to Lewisburg, PA, to take on Susquehanna. The interesting part about this game, though, is that the field was not marked, there were no referee whistles, and not even a football. Eventually both teams walked off of the field due to frustration with the decisions of the...
Dickinson traveled to Lafayette for the season finale. Lafayette humiliated the Red Devils, shutting them out 36-0. This was coach Nathan P. Stauffer's last game at the helm.
The annual Freshman-Sophomore football game was held at 2:00pm. A large enthusiastic crowd assembled to watch the much-anticipated game, which ended in a tie score of 5-5. Both the rigorous academic schedule of the sophomore class and the muddiness of the field contributed to their sub-par...
The annual Freshman versus Sophomore football game was hosted on Dickinson’s field. The sophomores won the game with a final score of 4-0.
The highly anticipated State game, held in Williamsport, attracted alumni and students alike to cheer on the team. The loss, State-6 to Dickinson-0, was a major upset with the College’s expected win. Explanations for the loss could be due to the slippery field and the fact that the State team...
The 1907 sophomore versus freshman basketball game ended with the sophomores taking the lead with 58 points to the freshman’s 38. “As a result the freshman must wear their little green buttons at least until April 30th”. The line-up for the sophomore team carried over from their freshman game...
To open her season, Dickinson played against Western Maryland in her home field. The college won 14-1 playing an errorless game. The new pitcher, Charles Langstaff had struck out fifteen men.
Forrest E. Craver (Class of 1899) became the head coach of the Dickinson Football team. As the Dickinsonian reported, Craver was "elected... by the graduate advisory committee of the Dickinson College Athletic Association." Professor Craver also continued to teach Greek at Dickinson.
Dickinson faces Gettysburg at the homecoming football game, which is played in Harrisburg due to construction work on Biddle Field.
Dickinson faces Gettysburg at the homecoming football game. For the first time in several years, the game is played on Biddle Field, which has newly-expanded bleachers.
Sigma Chi defeated Phi Kappa Psi for the intramural basketball championship.
In the first scrap of the year, the sophomores hurled buckets of blood, rotting fruit, and other refuse at the freshmen attempting to enter Biddle Field. For the first time in many years, the sophomores were victorious.
The sophomores won the annual freshman-sophomore flag scrap at Biddle Field. The scrap lasted for ten minutes, during which time the freshmen, led by Jack Fowler, attempted to remove the sophomores' flag from a greased and defended flagpole. The sophomores' leader, Jimmy Knight, sat atop the...
Dickinson faces Franklin and Marshall at the homecoming football game.
The Dickinson freshman and varsity football games played alternate quarters in a football game against the Army Post, proceeds from which benefited the unemployed of Carlisle. Dickinson won the game 39-0.
The sophomores won by 21-17 the annual Button Game, a basketball game between the sophomores and first years that determines whether the first years must continue to wear their identifying buttons. Harry Kane, Milt Davidson, and Joe Lipinski were the outstanding players for the sophomores.
The final competitions of Dickinson's first intramural boxing season were held in the Alumni Gymnasium with an audience of almost 900 people.
Nine female students from Dickinson attended Bucknell University's experimental "Play Day", at which representatives from various local colleges were divided into teams that competed in baseball, tennis, archery, hockey, volleyball, and handball. The day culminated in dinner and dancing.
Dickinson faced Gettysburg at the homecoming football game. President-elect Karl T. Waugh was present. The game ended in a scoreless tie.
The sophomores won the annual Button Game, a basketball tournament between the sophomore and freshman classes to determine whether freshmen will be permitted to stop wearing their buttons, with a score of 35-27.
Dickinson lost to Franklin and Marshall 13-7 at the 1932 homecoming football game.
The Dickinson team finished in third place in a sailing-dingy race sponsored by the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association held at Port Washington, Long Island. William and Paul Woodward comprised the duo representing Dickinson.
Dickinson plays football against Allegheny College (and wins 14-0) as part of its Sesquicentennial.
Dickinson faces Ursinus at the homecoming football game.
Dickinson faces Swarthmore at the homecoming football game.
