Penn State at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 24, 1940, page 31

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  Pitt Scores 2O-7 Upset, Gusts Penn State From Unbeoten regime of Head Coach Charley Bowser. For them it was but the third vic tory in a season of all-major OPP ponents, while for Penn State it was the disappointing end of 12-game streak of no defeats and only one tie. Kracum Clinches Win. Big George Kracum and Ralph Fife put the Panthers in the lead in the first period with a fine bit of teamwork. Kracum broke around left end and, behind excellent interference, raced A yards to the State 5-yard line, where he was pulled down from behind. As he fell Kracum lateraled to Fife, who scored easily. 1t was Kracum again who clinched the victory in the final moments of the game when State was tossing pass after pass in a desperate at tempt for q tie or a one point victory. Big George shared one of these reckless aerials on the State IS and ran unmolested for another touchdown. In between, In the third period, Edgar Jones went into action after a Pitt drive stalled on the State 20 and tipped q pass to Bobby Thorbon in the end zone. Trailing Is to O, State put on a touchdown drive in the fourth period when Bill Smaltz intercepted a pass on his own 80 and dashed to the Al. Passing and plunging, the Lions advanced to the Pitt IA, where Smaltz pitched to Patrick for the score. Pitt Trails In First Downs. The game, the 40th renewal of the long rivalry, was the oath victory for Pitt, which outrushed State 1873 yards to lis, but trailed In first downs, seven to nine. State has won IA games in the series and two were

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Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.