Princeton at Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 17, 1942 Share
Princeton and No. 8 Pennsylvania tied 6–6. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 31–5–1.
FinalHigh 59°F, low 50°F, 1.33 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 17, 1942, page 1
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Princeton and Penn In 6–6 Deadlock Al End Of Half Tiger Showing Against Quicker Powerhouse Threatens Upset BULLETIN. FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia R.-An underdog Princeton football team, aided by a sloppy field that hindered Pennsylvania powerful run ming attack, held the Quakers to a 6–6 tie here this after noon. -
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 78% to win.
The series
Every Princeton–Pennsylvania gamePrinceton leads 63–31–1 in 95 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.
Around this game
Princeton
- Next gamevs. BrownOct. 24, 1942
- SeasonPrinceton in 1942
- ProgramPrinceton history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. ColumbiaOct. 24, 1942
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1942
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

