Things Looking Good for Red Devils Football After Victory Over Haverford
In their second consecutive dominant performance, the Red Devils move to 2-0 with a 22-4 home win over Haverford.
In their second consecutive dominant performance, the Red Devils move to 2-0 with a 22-4 home win over Haverford.
Equally impressive offensive and defensive performances from the Red Devils led them to a 52-0 home rout of Johns Hopkins.
The Dickinson football team traveled to Haverford, PA, and avenged their loss to them earlier in the season with a 12-0 victory.
Dickinson traveled to Columbia, MD, to take on the Columbia Athletic Club only to lose by a narrow margin 6-0.
The Dickinson football team traveled to Charlottesville, VA, to take on the Cavaliers of Virginia, dropping a close one 14-10.
Dickinson returned to Annapolis to take on the Midshipmen but were quickly sent packing, falling by a one-sided score of 32-6.
Franklin and Marshall returned to Carlisle only to steal a one-point victory from the Red Devils.
Dickinson visited Haverford, PA, and returned with a hard fought 6-0 win.
In a low-scoring affair, Dickinson ousted Swarthmore at home by a score of 8-0.
Bucknell traveled to Carlisle to bring back with them a 12-0 victory thanks to a strong defensive performance. This was the first game on the then new field at the corner of Cherry and Louther Streets.
Coming off of a fine 1889 season and with former player Willard G. Lake at the coach's helm, the Red Devils were optimistic when they traveled to Lafayette for their first game of the 1890 season. Lafayette dominated Dickinson in any and every facet of the game as the Red Devils fell 52-0.
Dickinson traveled to Lancaster, PA, to face Franklin and Marshall for the second time that season. The Red Devils played what was undoubtedly their worst game of the year as F&M won easily 22-0, putting the sole blemish on Dickinson's previously undefeated season.
The Red Devils traveled to play Navy in the rain. With both teams failing to gain any sort of momentum, the game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Dickinson dominated on both offense and defense in a completely one-sided 28-0 home victory over Haverford.
Franklin and Marshall traveled to Carlisle to take on the Red Devils, only to be shut-out 10-0. This would prove to be the start of something special, as this was the first meeting on the gridiron between long time rivals Dickinson and Franklin and Marshall.
The Red Devils traveled to Swarthmore and pulled out a 17-16 victory. This game ended with a unique twist. Due to injuries Dickinson ran out of subsitutes and had to use a spectator to finish the game. William W. "Beef" Wharton, class of 1889, was watching from the stands and agreed to finish the game for Dickinson--doing so in his street clothes. According to Wilbur J. Gobrecht, author of The History of Football at Dickinson College: 1885-1969, Swarthmore disputed the score because of what they called an "illegal subsitute." Swarthmore claims the score a 16-12 win in their favor.
The Dickinson football team opened up their 1889 season in impressive fashion as they beat Bucknell by a tally of 20-4 at home.
Less than a week after their tie, Dickinson and Penn State meet yet again--though the outcome was much more decisive. The Red Devils ended their losing ways and picked up their first win since 1885 with a 16-6 trouncing of the Nittany Lions at home.
Dickinson traveled to State College to take on the infamous Nittany Lions of Penn State, holding on to secure a 6-6 tie.
The Dickinson Football team continued its losing ways as it fell to Bucknell away, 18-8.
The Red Devils travel to Swarthmore and drop a brutal 22-6 decision.
Lehigh traveled to Carlisle to take on the Red Devils. Dickinson proved no match for the Mountain Hawks, falling 20-0.
Lafayette traveled to Carlisle to take on the Red Devils. Their trip proved worthwhile as they took back with them a 12-0 victory.
The Dickinson Football team traveled to Lafayette and picked up a loss in the one-sided affair 24-5.
Dickinson traveled to Lehigh and dropped a 26-0 game in favor of the Mountain Hawks.