Penn State at Cornell

Saturday, November 6, 1943

Cornell beat Penn State 13–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; Cornell leads the series 7–⁠4–⁠2.

AwayPenn State5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1943
0
HomeCornell6–⁠4 in 1943
13

FinalHigh 50°F, low 35°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 6,617

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Cornell Beats Penn State, 73-O With Dekdebrun as RifIemon

    Evening star, November 7, 1943, page 31

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    Cornell Beats Penn State, 73-O With Dekdebrun as RifIemon 5 of IA passes for 81 yards, engineering a second-period drive that fell 9 yards short of the goal. Cornell’s clinching touchdown came on an odd break. Charley Weiss set State back to its IA with a neat kick, after Cornell had fourth down and As to go. Frank Venerosc then faded for a pass, was dumped to the ground, and End Murdo Mac Donald covered the ball for the Big Red on the 6. Blose scampered over and Norm Dawson converted. Superior line play spelled Cornell’s eighth victory in the 15-game series one stand warding off State on the 9-yard. line in the second period State threatened again in the third period, reaching the 13.

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)

Penn State 67% to win. Cornell pulled the upset.

Cornell leads 7–⁠4–⁠2 in 13 meetings.

Recent meetings
1943Cornell 13, Penn State 0
1942Penn State 0, Cornell 0
1939Cornell 47, Penn State 0
1938Cornell 21, Penn State 6
1937Cornell 26, Penn State 19
1936Cornell 13, Penn State 7

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