Bucknell at Penn State
Saturday, November 16, 1929 Share
Bucknell beat Penn State 27–6. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 10–6.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 33°FAttendance 12,000
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Bucknell–Penn State gamePenn State leads 22–10 in 32 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.
| 1948 | Penn State 35, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1947 | Penn State 54, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1946 | Penn State 48, Bucknell 6 | |
| 1945 | Penn State 46, Bucknell 7 | |
| 1944 | Penn State 20, Bucknell 6 | |
| 1943 | Penn State 14, Bucknell 0 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gameat FordhamNov. 23, 1929
- SeasonBucknell in 1929
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Penn State
- Next gameat PittsburghNov. 28, 1929
- SeasonPenn State in 1929
- ProgramPenn State history and records

