Penn State at Pennsylvania

Saturday, November 6, 1937

Penn State beat Pennsylvania 7–⁠0. It was their 36th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 24–⁠9–⁠3.

AwayPenn State5–⁠3 in 1937
7
HomePennsylvania2–⁠5–⁠1 in 1937
0

FinalHigh 54°F, low 43°FAttendance 50,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: PENN STATE DRAW LOOMS FOR TERPS G. u, GaIEaudet, American U. Underdogs-WiISon Seen Doomed to Defeat.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1937, page 40

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    PENN STATE DRAW LOOMS FOR TERPS G. u, GaIEaudet, American U. Underdogs-WiISon Seen Doomed to Defeat. n TO PLEASANT picture is paint M ed for supporters of local “ football teams generally in = this weeks predictions of college game results turned out by the Williamson Scientific System All eight of the varsity aggregations in Wsshington’s metropolitan area are scheduled for action with only two slated as sure winners” in the Sc lections. The favored ones are George Wash ington, named over North Dakota State in the tussle at Griffith Stadium Saturday afternoon, and Catholic University, given the nod over Miami in the fitting tomorrow night at Cor al Gables, Fla.

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)

Pennsylvania 68% to win. Penn State pulled the upset.

Pennsylvania leads 25–⁠18–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
1958Penn State 43, Pennsylvania 0
1957Penn State 19, Pennsylvania 14
1956Penn State 34, Pennsylvania 0
1955Penn State 20, Pennsylvania 0
1954Penn State 35, Pennsylvania 13
1953Pennsylvania 13, Penn State 7

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