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Program · never held the belt · belt games 1896–1916

Gettysburg

5Belt games
0–4–1Record
0Reigns

Gettysburg has lined up against the belt holder 5 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 4–19 to Swarthmore on October 27, 1906. Embed the Gettysburg belt badge →

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Gettysburg and the belt

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Shots at the belt5

belt games as the challenger, 1896–1916 · record 0–4–1

Closest call15 pts

lost 4–19 to Swarthmore on October 27, 1906

Last shot0–26

October 7, 1916 against Cornell

Keeps running intoPennsylvania

3 of the 5 attempts came against Pennsylvania · Swarthmore (1) and Cornell (1)

Among the 143 programs still chasing it18th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

Every attempt

5 belt games, newest first

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October 7, 1916 · Gettysburg at Cornell 0–26lost by 26October 27, 1906 · Gettysburg at Swarthmore 4–19lost by 15October 3, 1906 · Gettysburg vs. Pennsylvania 6–6tie, holder kept itSeptember 28, 1898 · Gettysburg at Pennsylvania 0–50lost by 50September 30, 1896 · Gettysburg at Pennsylvania 0–32lost by 32

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.