There have been 92 meetings between Norwood and Dedham over the past 101 years. Norwood defeated Dedham in their most recent meeting (2021) by a score of 49-29 and now leads the all-time series 50-40-2. Here are a few stories of Norwood Dedham Thanksgiving Football over the years with team photos.
1921 – Norwood Defeats Dedham 21 to 6
1942- Norwood, Dedham Battle to Scoreless Tie
1946- Fans Stone Officials As Dedham Tops Norwood
1951 – Norwood Topples Dedham 12-0, First Time Since 1939
1953 – Norwood Dedicates Murray Field With 27-2 Triumph
1958 – Norwood Shuts Out Dedham For 8th Straight Thanksgiving Win
1969 – Norwood Tips Dedham
1977 – Norwood Earns Super Bowl Title Berth with 22-6 Win Over Dedham
1979 – Norwood Captures Bay State Title With 26-14 Victory over Dedham
1980 – Norwood’s 28-8 Win Over Dedham Earns Another Super Bowl Title Berth
1981 – Norwood Defeats Dedham 33-6 For Its 32nd Win in the Series
1986 – Norwood 15, Dedham 8
1993 – Norwood Tops Dedham 14-6
1996 – Fourth Quarter Pick Six Leads Norwood Over Dedham 31-25
2000 – Honor Mark For Norwood As they Defeat Dedham 42-13
2001 – Norwood Is Untouchable
2004 – Four Rushing Touchdowns Propel Norwood Over Dedham 39-7
2005 – Norwood Scores Four Rushing Touchdowns For The Second Straight Year, Earns 27-24 Win
2006 – Mustangs Pull Off Victory 12 – 7
2007 – Norwood 23, Dedham 6
2008 – Blowout as Norwood Tops Dedham 47 – 14
2010 – Strong Norwood Running Game The Difference In 34 -19 Thanksgiving Win
2011 – Mustangs Crush the Marauders 48 – 18
2012 – Impressive 41 – 6 Blowout For Norwood
2014 – Last Minute Score Leads Mustangs To Victory 19 – 18
This Day in Norwood History-March 29, 1947-Police Chief Lydon Invents New Finger-Printing Machine
Gadget Will Be Submitted To The FBI For Inspection INVENTS FINGER-PRINTING MACHINE—Norwood Police Chief Thomas C. Lydon (right) holds finger-printing machine which he has invented and which will be turned…
This Day In Norwood History-March 29, 1964-Norwood Looks Forward
Norwood, until 1872 a part of Dedham, today appears a town that was built-and divided-by a railroad. But unlike many New England towns that boomed early in the Industrial Revolution…
This Day in Norwood History-March 28, 1947-New General Manager Ed Monahan Knows Problems of Home Owner, Businessman, Industrialist
“Ed” Monahan Wades Into New Job With Both Feet On Ground By WIN EVERETT Norwood—meet your sixth full-time General Manager, Edward C. Monahan, who took his official seat in the…
This Day in Norwood History-March 28, 1947-7 Norwood Candidates Start Climb To Pro Baseball Careers
All War Veterans And Ex-Murraymen Ray Martin with the Boston Braves in 1947 (Photo: Digital Commonwealth, Colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) By JOHN J. COOK Norwood will be well…