Penn State at Dartmouth
Saturday, November 3, 1917 Share
Dartmouth beat Penn State 10–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Dartmouth led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 43°F, low 29°F
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 4, 1917, page 1
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Dartmouth Wins From Penn State In Last Minutes HANOVER, n. H., Nov. 3.-Dartmouth made a victory out Of what looked like drawn battle here to-day when Penn State went down TO defeat In the last two minutes Of play by the score of 10 20 Z. Phillips was responsible for the Green victory, as he kicked a goal from placement from the % yard line after being substituted in the fullback position just before the game ended. The contest was hard fought from the first minute. Dartmouth scored in the opening period when. after series Of line plunges and penalties, s. w. Holbrook went over for a touchdown. c. F. Holbrook kicked the goal. l. was not until the end Of the sec ord period that Penn State evened the score after Way had made runs Of IS, 25 and 10 yards around end, bringing the ball 70 the 3-yard line. Two at tempts at line plunges failed. but, on the third try, Way went over for a touchdown. The work Of Healy and Bevan, the Dartmouth tackles, and OF Shepherd at centre, was the surprise OF the after noon, as these men broke through the Penn State line and made many tackles Of the visiting backs for losses. S. “. Holbrook and CAPITA. IN McDonoueh. OF Dartmouth, also played consistent ground gaining games, but the brilliancy displayed by Way. the Penn State quarterback, WAS the feature Of the afternoon. He made several spec tacular runs, and was the mainstay Of his team when it came to ground gain ing. The iire-up:

The Washington herald, November 4, 1917, page 14
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Penn STATE Loses TO Big GREEN team Phillips Boots Over Goal from Placement, Giving Dartmouth Game, 10 to 7. Hanover. y. H., Nov. 3.-Dartmouth made a victory out of what looked like a drawn battle here today when Pennsylvania State went down to defeat in the last two minutes of play by the score OF 10 to :. Phillips was responsible for the Green victory as he kicked a goal from placement from the twenty-five-yard line after being substituted in the fun back position with but two minutes to play. The game was hard fought from the first minute. Dartmouth scored in the opening period when after a series OF line plunges and penalties S. W. Holbrook went over for a touchdown. 9. F. Holbrook kicked the goal. 1t was not until the end OF the Sec ond period that Pennsylvania State evened the score after Way had made runs of thirty-five, twenty-five and ten-yard runs around end bringing the ball to the Green three-yard line. TWO attempts at line plunees failed but on the third try Way went over for a touchdown. Healy and Bevan, the Dartmouth tackles, and Shepherd at center broke through the Pennsylvania State line ! ard made many tackles OF the visit | ing backs for losses. S. w. Holbrooh and Capt. McDonough, of Dartmouth also played consistent ground gaining games but the work OF Way, the Pennsylvania State quarterback, was the feature of the afternoon. The line uD:

The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 4, 1917, page 23
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PHILLIPS TOE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DARTMOUTH WIN Goal From Field in Closing Minutes of Play Gives Dartmouth Win Over Penn State Hanover. N. IT.. November S.-with Dartmouth and Penn State tied at ‘ to 2. and only three minutes to play. Phillips. substituting for Lehman at fullback, kicked goal from place. mont from the 23-yard line. enabling Dartmouth to win today by a score of 10 to z. Dartmouth scored touchdown in the first period with Sid Holbrook earrying the ball. Penn came back in the second period when Way broke loose for two successive runs of 35 and 20 yards, respectively. Then, just before the period ended, Way picked mother hole and went over for a touchdown.

Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 5, 1917, page 1 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES College. Chicago, 0; Illinois, 0. Northwestern, IL; Purdue, 6. Wisconsin, 10: Minnesota, z. Ohio State. 26; Indiana, 8. Michigan, g.; Kalamazoo college, 0. Great Lakes T. s., %; Iowa, II. Lake Forest. 81; Y. NJ c. A. coll lege, Q. Camp Custer, Sd; Camp Harllee, 0. Camp Sherman, 20; Camp Taylor. 7. : Kansas, 0; Kansas Aggies, 0. Grinnell, 25: Drake, Z. Oklahoma, Il: Missouri. 7. Bradley Poly, so; Illinois Normal, D. Detroit, 35; N. W. college. o. Charles Normal. 35; ST Viator, 0. st. Louis. 26; Southern Illinois Nor NAL, 0. Utah. 25; Colorado Aggies, II. Denver, IS: Wyoming, 0. Lombard. “a; Monmouth, IA. Depauw, a; Earlham, 0. Notre Dame, z: Army. .. Cornell, go, Carnegie. 0. Penn, q; Lafayette, 0. Navy, So; Western Reserves. o. Harvard, o; Portland Navy, 0. ii Amherst, Ia; Columbia, 6. Dartmouth, 10; Penn State, 7. Colgate, 81; Holy Cross. 0. Camp Meade. 8; U. S. Marines, Z. Prep Football Saturday. Rock Island. S Aledo, IL. Note: Details of the Aledo- Rock Is land high school game will be found In the Aledo columns of The Argus. Davenport, As; Burlington, 0. Moline, q; Sterling. Fl. Urbana, 8; University High, 6. Arcola, Sc: Paris, Z. Madison, as; Beloit, 0. West Aurora Heavies. IA; Joliet, 8. West Aurora Lights, IA; Joliet, Z. Oskaloosa. IS, Fairfield, 0. | Calumet (Mich.), IL; Ironwood, o. Belvfdere, 80, Rochelle, 0. | Taylorville, 46, Pana, 0. + Washington. Milwaukee, Is: Bay View, s. Peoria, II; Springfield, s. Cedar Rapids, Z; West Waterloo, 6 Danyille, Z: Mattoon, 0. La Salle-Peru, Is; Geneseo, Q. Bloomington, IA; Decatur, S. Sunday Independent Games. Rock Island Independents, 8 Min nesota Marines, z. / Davenport Athletics, 81; Peoria So. Gals, 6. 1 Hammond, Ind. 10: Pine Village, o
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Dartmouth 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Penn State–Dartmouth gameDartmouth leads 2–1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1920 | Penn State 14, Dartmouth 7 | |
| 1919 | Dartmouth 19, Penn State 13 | |
| 1917 | Dartmouth 10, Penn State 7 |
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gamevs. LehighNov. 10, 1917
- SeasonPenn State in 1917
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Dartmouth
- Next gameat PennsylvaniaNov. 10, 1917
- SeasonDartmouth in 1917
- ProgramDartmouth history and records

