Pennsylvania at Yale

Saturday, October 9, 1937

Yale beat Pennsylvania 27–⁠7. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 16–⁠1.

AwayPennsylvania2–⁠5–⁠1 in 1937
7
HomeYale6–⁠1–⁠1 in 1937
27

FinalHigh 54°F, low 27°F

On the newsreel

  • NEW STARS RISE IN GRID SKYYale smashes up Pennsylvania’s passing attack and piles up touchdown after touchdown to beat the Red and Blue, 27 toUniversal Newsreel, October 11, 1937. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Yale 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 45–⁠24–⁠1 in 70 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Yale 35, Pennsylvania 13
2024Yale 31, Pennsylvania 10
2023Pennsylvania 27, Yale 17
2022Pennsylvania 20, Yale 13
2021Yale 42, Pennsylvania 28
2019Yale 46, Pennsylvania 41

Around this game

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