Francis Dunn - College Athlete

College Athlete

Dunn played fullback and halfback for the Dickinson College football team from 1910 to 1913. During his freshman year he started every game and led the team in scoring with 25 points. The next year under new coach Simon F. Pauxtis, Dunn teamed up Hyman Goldstein in Dickinson backfield. The team finished with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses playing a tough schedule. Dickinson started the season with a 17-0 loss to cross town rival Carlisle Indian Industrial School that featured Jim Thorpe and was coached by Pop Warner. Besides Carlisle, Dickinson faced off with National power University of Pennsylvania. Against Penn Dunn scored on a 35 yard interception but Dickinson lost by a score of 22-10. This was the most points that Dickinson had ever scored against Penn. In addition to their scheduled games, Dickinson and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School would play midweek scrimmages throughout the season. Dunn was elected captain of the 1912 team. The team started slow with losses to Penn and Carlisle but finished with a 4-4-1 record. The highlight of the season was a 0-0 tie against nationally ranked Swarthmore College on Thanksgiving Day. Dunn ran for 124 yards against a Swarthmore team that had beaten powers Penn, Navy and Lafayette. For the season Dunn led the team in scoring with 54 points on 9 touchdowns. In Dunn’s last year playing for Dickinson, the Red and White finished with a record of 4-5 under new coach S. W. Harrington. During a game at Washington & Jefferson College, Dunn play was so impressed the opponent's fans they gave him a standing ovation when he left the game in the fourth quarter. He finished the season with five games in which he had over 100 yards in offence. When he finished playing football Dunn had numerous Dickinson College records including most points in one game (30), most points in a season (84), most yards rushing in a season (114 carries for 959 yards), along with most of the other rushing and scoring records.