Syracuse at Penn State
Saturday, October 18, 1947 Share
No. 9 Penn State beat Syracuse 40–0. It was their 25th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 10–10–5.
FinalHigh 76°F, low 59°F, 0.09 in. of rainAttendance 16,632
On the newsreel
- PENN STATE ROUTS SYRACUSEAn alert sand powerful Penn State team overpowers a stubborn Syracuse eleven, 40-0, before a homecoming crowd of 20,000
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Penn State 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Syracuse–Penn State gamePenn State leads 43–23–5 in 71 meetings, counting the 46 since this game.
| 2013 | Penn State 23, Syracuse 17 | |
| 2009 | Penn State 28, Syracuse 7 | |
| 2008 | Penn State 55, Syracuse 13 | |
| 1990 | Penn State 27, Syracuse 21 | |
| 1989 | Penn State 34, Syracuse 12 | |
| 1988 | Syracuse 24, Penn State 10 |
Around this game
Syracuse
- Next gamevs. Holy CrossOct. 25, 1947
- SeasonSyracuse in 1947
- ProgramSyracuse history and records
Penn State
- Next gamevs. West VirginiaOct. 25, 1947
- SeasonPenn State in 1947
- ProgramPenn State history and records