Ursinus at Penn State

Saturday, October 25, 1919

Penn State beat Ursinus 48–⁠7. It was their second meeting; Penn State leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayUrsinus0–⁠3 in 1919
7
HomePenn State7–⁠1 in 1919
48

FinalHigh 54°F, low 49°F

In the newspapers

  • The The sun's story: PENN STATE SCORES OVER URSINUS TEAM Use Many Substitutes and Wins by 48 to z.

    The sun, New York, October 26, 1919, page 1

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    PENN STATE SCORES OVER URSINUS TEAM Use Many Substitutes and Wins by 48 to z. STATE COLLEGE. Penna.. Oct. 25-With three complete teams in the game, Penn State triumphed over Ursinus today. The final score was AS to 7. Just before the close of the game, after Coach Bezdek had sent his third team into the fray. bad pass from Penn States centre was scooped UP by Howells. UrsinuS halfback and he went eighty yards for his teams only score. While the first and second Blue and White elevens were in the game Ursinus was helpless. After Captain Higgins >pnd tho first team had registered IS points in the first quarter, Coach Bezdek sent in the second eleven headed by Robb and they put across three touchdowns before the end Of the half AT the start OF the second half Higgins’s team again took the field but IL was held scoreless. In the fourth quarter the second team returned and put across two more teuchdowns before they were relieved bv the third string men. The lineup

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story: Penn State Triumphs in Game With Ursinus College

    Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., October 27, 1919, page 13

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    Penn State Triumphs in Game With Ursinus College State College, Pa, Oct. 27.-With three complete teams in the game, Penn State triumphed over Ursinus on Saturday, the final score being AZ to Z. Just before the close of the game, after Coach Bezdek had sent his third team into the fray, a bag pass from Penn States center was scooped up by Howell, Ursinus’ halfback, and he went eighty yards for his teams only score. While the first and second Blue and White elecens were in the game Ursinus was helpless After Captain Higgins and the first team had registered 13 points in the first quarter, Coach Bezdek sent i’ll the second eleven, headed by Robb, and they put across three touch downs before the end of the half. At the start of the second half Higgins team again took the field, but they were held scoreless throughout the third quarter. In the fourth quarter the second team returned and put across two more touchdowns before they were relieved by the third string.

  • The New-York tribune's story: Penn State Has Easy Time Defeating Ursinus

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 26, 1919, page 19

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    Penn State Has Easy Time Defeating Ursinus STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Oct. 25.- With three complete teams in the game. Pennsylvania State triumphed over Ursinus to-day. the final score being 4s TO Just before the close Of the game. after Coach Bczdek had sent his third team into the fray, a bad pass from Pennsylvania States center was scooped up by Howells, urlinus hslfback. and he went eighty Yards for hs teams only score. The feature Of the game came on the Grst kick oF. when Charlie Way dupii- .ated his performance OF the Dart mouth game by catching the ball on ais own 5-yard line and going for a touchdown The interference on this play was excellent. The iine-up:

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)

Penn State 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Penn State leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
1919Penn State 48, Ursinus 7
1914Penn State 30, Ursinus 0

Around this game

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