Swarthmore at Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 3, 1925 Share
Pennsylvania beat Swarthmore 26–13. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 23–4–1.
FinalHigh 75°F, low 60°F, 0.29 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 6, 1925, page 8
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IntersectiOnal Games Main Attractions in East Saturday New York, Oct. 5-(AP)-Four in tersectional games top the gridlron schedule in the East next Saturday. Georgia Tech clashes with Penn State at the Yankee Stadium in New York. In three meetings Penn State has won twice. Technology captured last seasons game 1913. Another southern invasion brings Georgia to New Haven. Last fall Yale had a close brush with the Georgians winning by rs. William Il Mary tricks to syracuse, while Marquette forces are pitted against the Navy az Annapolis. Mar ouette bewildered the Middies in the last minutes Of play year ago TO win by 21–3. Pennsylvania and Brown meet IN the new stadium at Providence. FIT beaten 20–9 by Lafayette Saturday, will have another test next Saturday against West Virginia at Pittsburgh. Lafayette’s victory furnished practically the only surprise last Saturday. Nine completed forward pass es out of II attempted helped the Maroon to their second consecutive victory over the Painters. who lost last year 100. Swarthmore scored twice on Pennsylvania, Penn winning 26–13. Edward Tryon, Colgate fullback rates as high scorer in the East. He has a total of A points. six touch downs and eight goals from points after touchdown. Carr OF Syracuse is second with 80 points which in clude five touchdowns. Columbia leads in points with 116 in two games without being scored on.

Evening star, October 4, 1925, page 87
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PENN 26–13 VICTOR OVER SWARTHMORE 1y the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA. October 3.-PenngyIvania defeated Swarthmore today, 20 to 13, before more than $4,000 persons. Swarthmore made wonderful rally In the final period with the score 10 to against her. Seymour, Chicago boy, made Swarthmore’s first touch down in this period after a punt by Kreus was blocked near the goal line. Although Swarthmore. try for the exira point failed, it was allowed when Pennsylvania was offside. A pass. Wilcox to korn. gaining % yards, led up to Swarthmore’s second touchdown, Wilcox making 1t on a plunge of 1 yard. Seymour’s kick for the additional point was blocked. Later Swarthmore came dangerous ly near tieing the score. With the ball within Pennsylvania s 1o-yard line. Voltz, a substitute cen ter, picked a Swarthmore pass out OF the air and raced so yards down the field. After a few plays Al Leith crashed his way over the goal line for Pennsylvania fourth and final touchdown.
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 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Swarthmore–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 30–4–1 in 35 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
Swarthmore
- Next gameat PrincetonOct. 31, 1925
- SeasonSwarthmore in 1925
- ProgramSwarthmore history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gameat BrownOct. 10, 1925
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1925
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records
