Columbia at Pennsylvania
Saturday, November 12, 1927 Share
Pennsylvania beat Columbia 27–0. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 13–3–1.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 50°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 13, 1927, page 85
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PENN SCORES 27.0 WIN OVER COLUMBIA PHILADELPHIA, November 12 R. R.--Pennsylvania staged second comeback” in as many weeks today to beat Columbia, q to 0. The Lions were outplayed and Coach Lou Young thought so little of his opposition that he sent full sub stitute team into the game at the end Of the second and last quarters. Penn scored two touchdowns in each of these periods. Incidentally the $4,000 persons who were in the stands at Franklin Field today saw the Quakers give Columbia the worst drubbing since the first game of the series in 1900. A smashing line attack. forward passing and the famed hidden ball” play gave Penn its victory.

Seward daily gateway, Alaska, November 14, 1927, page 1 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES Washington, 6; California, 0. Gazaga, 0; Montana, 0. Santa Clara, 13; Stanford, 6. Army, IS; Norte Dame, 0. Yale, A; Princeton, $. Pen State, 13; New York University 8. Pittsburg, 21; Nebraska. 13. Pennsylvania, 27; Columbia, 0. Harvard, IS; Brown, 6. Dartmouth, 53; Cornell, 7. Michigan, 27; Navy, F, Iowa, Is; Wisconsin, 0. Illinois, 15; Chicago, s. Indiana, IS; Northwestern, [. Purdue, 46; Franklin, Q. Minnesota, 27; Drake, $. Southern California, 46; Colorado, (
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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Columbia–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 61–22–1 in 84 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.
Around this game
Columbia
- Next gamevs. SyracuseNov. 24, 1927
- SeasonColumbia in 1927
- ProgramColumbia history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. CornellNov. 24, 1927
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1927
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

