Pennsylvania at Yale
Saturday, October 10, 1936 Share
Yale beat Pennsylvania 7–0. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 15–1.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 54°F, 0.79 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 16, 1936, page 1
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Each Boasts Trigger N an IHT1eS sports EdIf0F You may search the football map from the four boundaries of the country and not find a more tempting foot ball morsel than is available to Washing tonians tomorrow, al most at our very door step. : Any time Nays football squad trots out on the field there you will find color and glamor and appeal. But in the Navy–Yale game at Baltimore’s Municipal Stadium starting at 2 o’clock on the NOR row, there is an especial appeal that has a strong hold on all service people particularly, as well as bulldog grip on the faithful Yale followers, who, in many recent years haven’t had a great deal to follow. Two Good Teams But that is college football for you. The pendulum sometimes swings high and often as not, low. Any college coach will tell you that. This year, however, both Navy and Yale are in the upper strata. They are enjoying what has all the ear marks of a peak year. That augurs for a fierce battle. Ticket inquiries and calls for game data, auto and rail routes, indicate Washington will sit heavily in attendance. No matter how you are travelling, take tip from one who has been caught in many last-minute foot ball jams, and plan an early take off. BY inhabiting your seat early you will avoid what is bound to resuit in traffic congestion in the pregame moments, regardless OF the best policing arrangements. Besides, there is always a good entertainment on the field before the kickoff when two such instibuttons as Yale and Navy trod the terrain. You shouldn’t miss this. Navy TWice Loser Navy has never beaten the New Haven contingent in their two scattered meetings. At Annapolis away back in 1901, when lot of you weren’t even born, the Ellis ran rough shod over the Middies. “a to 0, to put it bluntly. They resumed football affiliatons year ago, up at New Haven, and there was no such holocaust as occurred in their first meeting, a tiny point separating them at the end-the margin of kicked goal after touchdown. The score was to g. That tiny difference is very much in the craw of Tom Hamiltons crew this week end as the two teams take their quarrel to Baltimore to be ironed out on neutrail territory. and my friends, I am looking for a football game indeed! Hard Earned Victory The fighting Bulldog, for in stance, and just to give you line on how Yale emphasizes fight with it’s current team, came through the Penn game a week ago, tattered and torn. but with victory in to it’s bosom-a 7 to 0 victory and not easily earned. Through the first semister the twain fought to a stand-off, Penn making a desperate second-period attack which Yale stemmed on their very goal line. Then the break came. The Continued on Page IS, Col. u
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Pennsylvania–Yale gameYale leads 45–24–1 in 70 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.
| 2025 | Yale 35, Pennsylvania 13 | |
| 2024 | Yale 31, Pennsylvania 10 | |
| 2023 | Pennsylvania 27, Yale 17 | |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 20, Yale 13 | |
| 2021 | Yale 42, Pennsylvania 28 | |
| 2019 | Yale 46, Pennsylvania 41 |
Around this game
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. PrincetonOct. 17, 1936
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1936
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records
Yale
- Next gameat NavyOct. 17, 1936
- SeasonYale in 1936
- ProgramYale history and records

