Bucknell at Penn State

Saturday, November 16, 1929

Bucknell beat Penn State 27–⁠6. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 10–⁠6.

AwayBucknell2–⁠2 in 1929
27
HomePenn State6–⁠3 in 1929
6

FinalHigh 52°F, low 33°FAttendance 12,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: BUCKNELL DEFEATS PENN STATE AGAIN

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1929, page 1

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    BUCKNELL DEFEATS PENN STATE AGAIN STATE COLLEGE. Pa, November l6. Carl Snavely’s brilliant Bucknell eleven won its most impressive victory of the season today by smothering Penn State, 81 to 6. 1t marked the Bisons’ third straight victory over Hugo Beg dek’s Nittany Lions and gave them their seventh win against the Is which State piled up in the early stages of this ancient series. In the second period the full force of the powerful Bison attack was revealed as the Lewisburg eleven rushed into a 20-to-0 lead. The Lions took the air with disastrouS results. Three State forwards were shared and two resulted in touch downs. In the third quarter Ack Hin kle scored Bucknell’s fourth touch down to increase his season point scoring to 70. State scored its lone touchdown in the final period when the Bucknell de- Tense, with several substitutes in the lineup. became more vulnerable to the desperate aerial attack of the Lions.

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)

Penn State 63% to win. Bucknell won as Elo’s underdog.

Penn State leads 22–⁠10 in 32 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.

Recent meetings
1948Penn State 35, Bucknell 0
1947Penn State 54, Bucknell 0
1946Penn State 48, Bucknell 6
1945Penn State 46, Bucknell 7
1944Penn State 20, Bucknell 6
1943Penn State 14, Bucknell 0

Around this game

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