Lafayette at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 2, 1938, page 33

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  TRIUMPH STARTS PENN’S NEW DEAL Quakers Swamp Lafayette, 34’6, to Open Munger’s Reign as Mentor. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-The Uni versity Of Pennsylvania new deal” in football under youthful Head Coach George Munger made a brilliant start today when the Quakers swamped Lafayette, “a to 6. A crowd of 10000 sat back in sur prise as Penn marched II yards to a touchdown after receiving the open ing kickoff and then proceeded to score four more times in the last three periods. Lafayette, undefeated last year, was completely outclassed except late in the third period when a 36-yard for ward pass, Bill Toohey to Trevor Howell, put the ball on the Penn one-foot line. Marsh, a sub back, plunged over on the first play Of the last period. Lafayette threatened again in the closing minutes of play, but a penalty for delaying the game stopped the drive on the Quakers’ one-yard stripe. Big Jim Connell and frankie Reagan, a sophomore halfback, led the Penn attack. Reagan scored the first touchdown on an 1l-yard dash and was a big factor in Penn’s So yard drive for second score. Connell plunged over from the two-yard line. Penn made II first downs to seven and gained 265 yards from scrimmage.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 1, 1938, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOT BAIL @ {A{2SW{1 IFS Ne The following are scores of foot ball games played in the states this afternoon as received up to press time Columbia 27; Yale IA. Indiana O; Ohio State 6. Nebraska 2; Minnesota Is. Brown 20; Harvard 13. Michigan State 0; Michigan IA. Army 39; Virginia Tech O. Lafayette 6; Pennsylvania 34. Boston 6; Lehigh 6. Colorado 2; Missouri IA. Purdue 21; Butler 6. Kansas 0; Notre Dame 52. Kansas State 0; Northwestern 21. University of Washington 12; Idaho 12.

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Pennsylvania leads 55–⁠21–⁠4 in 80 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.