Penn State at Pittsburgh
Thursday, November 29, 1928 Share
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.
FinalHigh 45°F, low 39°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 32,209
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Penn State–Pittsburgh gameOfficially, 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.
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gamevs. NiagaraSept. 28, 1929
- SeasonPenn State in 1928
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Pittsburgh
- Next gamevs. WaynesburgSept. 28, 1929
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1928
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records

