Swarthmore at Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 18, 1919 Share
Pennsylvania beat Swarthmore 55–7. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 18–4.
FinalHigh 56°F, low 32°F
In the newspapers
Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 19, 1919, page 1
Read the text
Pennsylvania University Defeats SWarthmore, 55–7 Philadelphia, Oct. 1S.-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania foot ball team DEBATED the Swarthmore col lege eleven, S. to 7. Swarthmore was the first to score, but once the Pennsylvania smothering attack was started 1t proved irresistible.
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)
Pennsylvania 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Swarthmore–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 30–4–1 in 35 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.
Around this game
Swarthmore
- Next gameat PrincetonOct. 2, 1920
- SeasonSwarthmore in 1919
- ProgramSwarthmore history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. LafayetteOct. 25, 1919
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1919
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records