Pennsylvania at California

Saturday, December 31, 1927

California beat Pennsylvania 27–⁠13. It was their second meeting; after it, California led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayPennsylvania6–⁠4 in 1927
13
HomeCalifornia7–⁠3 in 1927
27

FinalHigh 54°F, low 47°F, 0.27 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story: Penn Defeated By California

    Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, January 1, 1928, page 1

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    Penn Defeated By California MEMORIAL STADIUM. BerkIey, Calf. Dec. 81. (Rl-California deteated Penn % 70 Is in their intersectional football game here today. A crowd Of about 10000 saw the Golden Bears out-rush and out-play the Quakers to score three touch downs in the closing half after the eastern eleven had piled up q 1877 lead in the first two periods. By periods: Penn --... Is IS Calf. .... 7 8 II 81 Penn scoring: Touchdowns. Shober ard Murphy. Points after touchdown. Scult. California scoring: Touchdovns, J. Dougerty. Essen (sub for Evansl. Marcus 2, (sub for Newmsn). Points after touchdowns. Evans, Cockburn =. Officials: Referee “. G. Crowell. Swarthmore; Umpire, Ralph McCord, Illinois: Field Judge. Charles Eckers, W. a ]. Headlinesman, J. r. Kians, Chicago.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: BEARS DEFEAT PENNSYLVANIA IN GRID GAME Brick Morris, California $ Halfback, Helps Pile Up Winning Total

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, January 2, 1928, page 5

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    BEARS DEFEAT PENNSYLVANIA IN GRID GAME Brick Morris, California $ Halfback, Helps Pile Up Winning Total BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. 2-ln the finest display of individual playing seen here, last year, Brick Marcis, California’s bespectacled halfback. closed his football ca. reer last Saturday afternoon by almost single handedly enabling California’s Bears to defeat Penn sylvania by score of 27 to 13. Going into the game near the end of the third period, with the team5 tied 13-all. the red-haire1 flash instilled new life into tho weary California squad with his brilliant end runs and a great pass, snagged across PennsyI- vania’s line twice in the last quarter to mount up the winning total.

  • The Seward daily gateway's story: CALIFORNIA "DEAR5'' DEFEhT PEHN5YL VANIA DUE REDHEADED FLASH

    Seward daily gateway, January 3, 1928, page 1

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    CALIFORNIA “DEAR5’‘ DEFEhT PEHN5YL VANIA DUE REDHEADED FLASH BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. 3. P)-Tn the finest display of individual play ing ever seen here this year, Brick” Garcus of California, besrectacled halfback, closed his football career by almost single handedly enabling the California Bears” defeat Penn sylvania 27 to 13. Coming into the game near the end of the third period, with the teams tied at 13 to 13, the redheaded flash instilled new life into the weary Californian squad with brilliant end runs, great passing and snagging, crossing the Penn line twice in the last quarter mounting up the winning total.

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 55% to win. California won as Elo’s underdog.

California leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
1955California 27, Pennsylvania 7
1953California 40, Pennsylvania 0
1951California 35, Pennsylvania 0
1950California 14, Pennsylvania 7
1929California 12, Pennsylvania 7
1927California 27, Pennsylvania 13

Around this game

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