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Lehigh at Penn State

Saturday, November 28, 1931

Penn State beat Lehigh 31–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 7–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayLehigh1–⁠3 in 1931
0
HomePenn State2–⁠8 in 1931
31

FinalHigh 38°F, low 27°FAttendance 2,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: PENN STATE SURPRISES Much-Baaten Team Rolls UP $40 Score Against Lehigh.

    Evening star, November 29, 1931, page 67

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    PENN STATE SURPRISES Much-Baaten Team Rolls UP $40 Score Against Lehigh. PHILADELPHIA,N November 20 (H1.-- Penn state was the chief beneficiary in charity foot ball game with Lehigh today on Franklin Field. Beaten previously In eight Of its nine starts this season, State flashed a strong attack of plunges and passes to win by the surprising score OF 81 to o. Fewer than 2.30C persons braved the cold, gray, wet weather to see the game. The proceeds will go to the unemployment funds Of Philadelphia and Beth lehem, home Of Lehigh, and to the State relief fund.

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 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Lehigh–Penn State game

Penn State leads 16–⁠6–⁠1 in 23 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
1942Penn State 19, Lehigh 3
1941Penn State 40, Lehigh 6
1940Penn State 34, Lehigh 0
1939Penn State 49, Lehigh 7
1938Penn State 59, Lehigh 6
1937Penn State 14, Lehigh 7

Around this game

Lehigh

Penn State