Penn State vs. Colgate

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 5, 1941, page 42

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  Colgate Scores Late To Nip Penn State In Tough Battle MeCourt Leeds Charge For Touchdown in 7-to-0 Struggle BUFFALO. N. Y. Oct. AFTER being held scoreless for three periods Colgate’s Red Raiders vanquished a stubborn Penn State football team, TO, in Buffalo civic stadium today with Jo-Jo McCourt providing the punch. approximately 25,000 saw Colgate register its second 1941 victory and establish itself as high-ranking Eastern eleven. After Mike Micka. plunging Col gate fullback, intercepted Ralph Ventresco’s pass on Penn States As in the fourth quarter, Jules Yakopovich, Red Raider sopohmore, booted to the Nittany Lions 2. Indian Bill Geyers return of Penn States punt was good for 81 yards, advancing the ball to Penn States “a After a 5-yard penalty against Colgate, McCourt broke through for II yards and Geyer reversed around end to Penn States II. Geyer was held for no gain and then McCourt swept end for the only touchdown of the day Bob Endres converted. Pepper Petrella’s return of the opening kickoff for 68 yards high lighted the Lions offensive. Capt. Len Krouse and Bill Smaltz also were consistent gamers for the Pennsylvanians. Colgate outdowned Penn State. IS to 10. and gained 248 yards by rush ing to 12l for the losers.

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  Imperial Valley press, California, October 5, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Results Pittsburgh 0; Purdue 6. Colgate 7: Penn State 0. Michigan 6; Iowa 0. Northwestern 81, Kansas State 3 Penn 19. Harvard 0. Yale p; Virginia 10. Army 10; The Citadel 6 Duke 10; Tennessee 0. Cornell Is; Syracuse 0. Fordham 16; S.M.U. 10, Stanford FroSh 20; Long Beach &c Rochester l3; Cberlin 6. Coast Guard Academy 48; Wor cCStcr 0. Michigan g. Iowa 0. EastOn Lafayette 0 N. Y u. g. Ohio u. 0 Western Reserve :. Vermont 7; Trinity 8. Mass State 8; Connecticut 6 BoWdoin 13; Wesleyan 7. Shippensburg, Sc; KutztoWn 0. Columbia l3; Brown g. Notre Dame 10; Indiana 6, Navy 40 West Virginia 0. Union 0; Hobert 49, Holy Cross l3; Providence 0. Bates Z; New Hampshire 6. Colby 7; Norwich 81. Clarkson 20 ithaca o.

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Penn State leads 9–⁠4–⁠1 in 14 meetings, counting the nine since this game.