Penn State at Pittsburgh

Thursday, November 29, 1928

Pittsburgh beat Penn State 26–⁠0. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 16–⁠12–⁠2 in the games on file.

AwayPenn State3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1928
0
HomePittsburgh6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1928
26

FinalHigh 45°F, low 39°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 32,209

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: GRID SCORES OF THURSDAY

    The Daily Alaska empire, November 30, 1928, page 5 (results column)

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    GRID SCORES OF THURSDAY The following are results of football games played yesterday in various parts of the States: Oregon State 25; New York University 13. w h i n g ton University 6; Washington State 0. Montana 2; Gonzaga o. Oregon 26 California at Los Angeles 6. St Marys 20; Santa Clara [. Pennsylvania 49; Cornell 0. Pittsburgh 26; Penn State 0. Missouri O; Oklahoma T.. Nebraska 8; Kansas Aggies O.. Alabama 19; Georgia o. Florida 60; Washington Lee O. Syracuse IA; Columbia 6. Utah 20; Utah Aggies 0. Mount St. Charles IS; Montana State 0. Colorado T; Denver 0. Whitman 45; Willamette 0. Southwestern 0; Arkansas 73 Baylor 25; Rice IA. Miami 34; Cincinnati 0. Virginia 13: North Carolina 6. Marquette 6; Iowa State 0.

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)

Pittsburgh 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.

Recent meetings
2019Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10
2018Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 6
2017Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14
2016Pittsburgh 42, Penn State 39
2000Pittsburgh 12, Penn State 0
1999Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 17

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