Boston College at Penn State

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 9, 1949, page 46

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  Penn State Surprises Baylor 0verpowers Boston College, 32–⁠14 Arkansas, IS 5to 13 STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Oct. 8. -Soundly beaten in two successive games, Penn State finally uncovcred its offensive power to score a mild upset over Boston College, 80 to IA. today. A shirt-sleeved. crowd of $4,000 saw the Nittany Lions, depending mainly on an aerial attack. strike early in the contest and maintain the advantage throughout as the Eagles desperately tried to come from behind with passes of their own. Bill Luther. with two successful touchdown passes. and Vince O’Bara, who tossed for one and scored another himself. excelled for the victors, with the line smashing Franny Rogel pacing the Lion ground attack and sharing in the passing. Ed Clasby. hard-running Boston College back, who suffered a fractured leg in the waning moments, sparked the losers,

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Penn State leads 20–⁠4 in 24 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.