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Historic Football game lights up the night
September 19, 2008


Dickinson's Red Devils made college football history on Friday, Sept. 19 when the team celebrated its thousandth football game -- and hundredth match against the Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats -- with an exhilarating 34-20 win. Approximately 5,000 people attended the event, which was the first night game held under Biddle Field's new lights.

As the winning team, the Devils earned the right to retain the coveted Conestoga Wagon Trophy, a golden model of the wagon that transported the Devils and the Diplomats when these longstanding rival teams played each other in the nineteenth century.

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The home stands.
Thousands of fans enjoy the game.

The view from the press box.
An outstanding view of the newly renovated Biddle Field, as seen from the press box.

The new playing surface glitters under the lights.
The new playing surface glitters under the lights.

The fans get excited in the stands.
The stadium is packed with fans.

The Devils aim to retain possession of the coveted Conestoga Wagon Trophy.
The Devils and the Diplomats each hope to capture the coveted Conestoga Wagon Trophy, a symbol of the wagon that transported the teams to games when they played each other in the nineteenth century.


Senior members of the football team pose with the Conestoga Wagon Trophy following their victory over F&M.
Senior members of the football team pose with the Conestoga Wagon Trophy after their victory over F&M

 
Fans show off their devlish side.
Fans show off their devilish side under Biddle Field's new bright lights.

Defensive players pressure the F&M quarterback.
Defensive players Kevin Wood '11 (58) and Benjamin Hargrave '09 (6) pressure the F&M quarterback.

Dickinson quarterback  	Ian Mitchell '10 throws a pass.
Dickinson quarterback Ian Mitchell '10 throws a pass.

A Dickinson player lunges across the goalline for a score.
Greg Lord '11 (2) lunges across the goal line for a score.





Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71
Video by Nathaniel Kirkland '11