Athletic Events

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline


Dickinson Hosts Bike Race
Sun., Apr. 25, 1976

Dickinson hosted three bicycle races on April 25.  The A race was 30 miles and the B race was 15 mils and the track was on Cherry, Louther, and West Street and was one mile in circumference.

Event Type: Athletic Events, Competitions

Homecoming Football Game 1977
Sat., Oct. 1, 1977

The Red Devils faced Swarthmore at the homecoming football game.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1978
Sat., Oct. 21, 1978

The Red Devils faced Muhlenberg at the homecoming football game.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Eric Johnson Runs Boston Marathon
Mon., Apr. 16, 1979

Eric Johnson, a student at Dickinson, ran the Boston Marathon in 2:43 on April 16, 1979.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1979
Sat., Sep. 29, 1979

The Red Devils faced Swarthmore at the homecoming football game.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Men's Basketball Wins Title
Mon., Feb. 18, 1980

The men's basketball team won the MAC Southern Division West with a 10-2 record.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1980
Sat., Oct. 25, 1980

The Red Devils faced Muhlenberg at the homecoming football game.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1981
Sat., Oct. 24, 1981

The Red Devils faced Lycoming at the homecoming football game.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Washington Redskins hold Twentieth Training Camp

Thu., Jul. 1, 1982

The summer of 1982 marked the twentieth year that the Washington Redskins held their five week training camp at the college. The tradition started in 1963 when, at the invitation of Dr. George Shuman of Dickinson College, a scout for the Redskins chose the school as the site for the team's...

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1982
Sat., Oct. 16, 1982

The Red Devils faced Widener at the homecoming football game.  At halftime, the Carlisle High School Band performed and the President's Cup was presented.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1983
Sat., Oct. 15, 1983

The Red Devils face Western Maryland at the homecoming football game.  At halftime, the Carlisle High School Band performs and the President's Cup is presented.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1984
Sat., Nov. 3, 1984

The Red Devils face Gettysburg at the homecoming football game.  At halftime, the Carlisle High School Band performs and the President's Cup is presented.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Indoor Track Team Attains Varsity Status
Wed., Jan. 30, 1985

The Indoor Track team, which had competed as a club for the previous three years, officially began practice after the program finally received varsity status. The men's and women's teams practiced together, and five invitational meets were held throughout the season. Indoor track events were the...

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1985
Sat., Nov. 2, 1985

The Red Devils face Johns Hopkins at the homecoming football game.  At halftime, the Cumberland Valley High School Band performs, the President's Cup is awarded, and all football alumni are recognized in honor of 100 years of intercollegiate football at Dickinson.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Homecoming Football Game 1987
Sat., Oct. 17, 1987

The Red Devils faced Western Maryland at the homecoming football game.  The Carlisle High School Marching Band provided halftime entertainment.  The President's Cup was awarded at halftime.

Event Type: Athletic Events

Women's Soccer Season Starts
Sat., Sep. 3, 1988

The women's soccer team started their season off on September 3rd as the third place winners at the Alfred University Tournament in New York. The team lost against Oswego, but then won their games against Fredonia and the opponent for their final game, leaving them third in the tournament...

Event Type: Athletic Events

Football Season Opens
Sat., Sep. 10, 1988

The football season opened on Saturday, September 10th with Dickinson gaining a win over St. Francis College with a score of 14-3.  This left the team hopeful for a win against a strong opponent, Muehlenburg,  that upcoming weekend on September 17th. 

Event Type: Athletic Events

Men's Soccer Season Starts
Wed., Sep. 14, 1988

The Men's Soccer team defeated Haverford College on September 14th, leaving their losing streak behind them. The game was won with a score of 2-1. The soccer team was , unfortunately, defeated by York College on September 15th, but regained strength and beat Widener College on September 17th,...

Event Type: Athletic Events

Dickinson's Football Team Defeats Muhlenberg
Sat., Sep. 17, 1988

Dickinson's Football team defeated the Muhlenberg Mules for the first time since 1975 on September 17th, 1988. The score was 14 - 12. 

Event Type: Athletic Events

Women's Cross Country Defeats Catholic and Drew
Sat., Sep. 17, 1988

On September 17th, the Women's Cross Country team outran Catholic University, defeating them by 27-31, as well as Drew University, winning with a score of 16-47. 

Event Type: Athletic Events

Football Team Maintains First Place
Sat., Oct. 8, 1988

The Dickinson Football team maintained first place in the Centennial Conference by defeating Franklin & Marshall, Western Maryland, and Swarthmore within the span of three weeks. There record was 7-0 and 4-0 in the conference division.  The football team played Franklin & Marshall on...

Event Type: Athletic Events

Men's Soccer Team Revieves ECAC Bid
Fri., Oct. 28, 1988

The Men's Soccer team was selected to participate in the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC). They were one of four teams that were chosen to compete in the tournament. 

Event Type: Athletic Events

Dickinson Football Defeats Gettysburg
Sat., Nov. 5, 1988

On November 5th, Dickinson's Football team defeated the Gettysburg Bullets 21-7. The team, which played through terrible weather conditions, was very proud of its victory. The next week, Dickinson was scheduled to travel to play Ursinus; if they were to win that game, they had a shot at winning...

Event Type: Athletic Events

Dickinson Football Loses to Ursinus
Sat., Nov. 12, 1988

The Red Devils Football team lost to Ursinus with a score of 29-25. This game marked the end of the Dickinson Football team's "undefeated" for the season. The game moved them on to play against Fordham University in the ECAC North Championship. 

Event Type: Athletic Events

Dickinson Football Wins ECAC Championship
Sat., Nov. 19, 1988

The Dickinson College Football team defeated Fordham University with a score of 21-14. Dickinson College football fans were nervous for the game due to the winning nature of the Fordham team;  Fordham had plans to move into Division I in the upcoming season. The victory meant that Dickinson...

Event Type: Athletic Events

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