Penn State at Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 15, 1927 Share
Penn State beat Pennsylvania 20–0. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 20–7–2.
FinalHigh 62°F, low 45°FAttendance 60,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 21, 1927, page 42
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WITH PICSKN CHASERS w. w. Brunson. veteran tackle and captain Of the team. Brunson. who weighs 1870 pounds, has been on the varsity two years. While not spec tacular player. he is recognized as one of the best tackles in the South. ern Conference. strong and depend able in all situations of the game. CHICAG. October u fP.-Illinois which supports three of the West. ern Conference universities-Chicago Northwestern and Ilinois-will be represented every Saturday of the coming foot ball season and on every one of the conference fields except that of the University of Minnesota. Only two universities play as many as six games. They are Chicago and Illinois. Northwestern plays five conference foes. Three other universities have five conference games scheduled while four will play only the required number-four games. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. October q R).-Hugo Bezdek. widely known head coach at Penn State. this season is seeking 10 send his grid team back to tire heights they scaled in 1920 and 1927. The Nittany Lions. after a disheart. ening season last year, have essayed heavy schedule this season. On successive weeks, after defeating Pennsylvania. 20 to 0. they meet SYRIA cuse, Lafayette. George Washington and New York University, ending the season Thanksgiving day with Pitts burgh.

Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 16, 1927, page 1
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Penn STATE on ToP PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct lS.-- R1-Pennsyivania State College not only surprised but overwhelmed the University of Pennsylvania football team or franklin Field to-day. win ming by 20 to 0. The upstate team. defeated Last week by Bueknell showed q reversal Of form and played

The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, October 17, 1927, page 6 (results column)
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BADGERS LOSE TO MICHIGAN Northwestern Beats OhiO-Il. linois, Iowa State Tie Penn State Wins Camp Randall Field, Madison, Wis, Oct. 17.-lP)-Michigan conquered Wisconsin for the 81 til sue cessive year in a Western Confer ence football game here Saturday before 10000 spectators. The score was ID to 0. The Wolverines pushed over touchdowns in the second and fourth quarters, Rich scoring the first marker with a plunge through the line and Louis Gilbert the second a few minutes before the game ended. Gilbert kicked both goals. Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. Observation-Disclosures defeat ed Ohio State 10 to 13 here Satur- Diary. The game was marked by repeated drives which Ohio State could not stop, “Tiny” Lewis, Purpie fullback, with his four yard plunges, and Gustafson’s end runs and passes. outclassing the Buck eyes attack. Attendance was $4,000. Urbana, H., Oct. 17.-R)-Iowa State battled through spectacular football battle here today that ended in a tie score of 1912, up setting the favorite Illinois team, and marking Iowa States eleven far above the pre-gal.le predictions, with which it came to Illinois. Relying on straight football, the Iowans cons :antly smashed through the Illinois line in long marches down the field, led by the r’unging Iowa State ha;fbAck, Lindblom, who carried the burden Of the Iowans’ at tack. Philadelphia. Oct. 17.-(R)-Penn. sylvania State College not orly sur prised but overwhelmed the Uni. versity Of Pennsylvania football team on Franklin field Saturday, winning 20 to 0. The upstate team, defeated last week by Bucknell showed . reversal Of form and played all around Pennsylvania which had humbled Brown univer. sity last Saturday. Pennsylvania managed to hold Penn State in the first halt, but il. the third periot State tore loose and scored !. touch down, adding two more in the fina period.
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 72% to win. Penn State pulled the upset.
The series
Every Penn State–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 25–18–4 in 47 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gameat SyracuseOct. 22, 1927
- SeasonPenn State in 1927
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gameat ChicagoOct. 22, 1927
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1927
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

