Virginia at Pennsylvania

Saturday, November 5, 1949

No. 19 Virginia beat No. 20 Pennsylvania 26–⁠14. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 14–⁠1.

Away19Virginia7–⁠2 in 1949
26
Home20Pennsylvania4–⁠4 in 1949
14

FinalHigh 47°F, low 38°FAttendance 50,771

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Maryland Beats 6. W., 4O-14; Virqiniu Upsets Penn, 26-14

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 6, 1949, page 1

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    Maryland Beats 6. W., 4O-14; Virqiniu Upsets Penn, 26–⁠14 Maryland handed George Wash |ington 40–⁠14 lacing before 1854 fans yesterday at College Park to earn top rating among college teams in the Washington metropolitan area as the football season roared into the second half of the campaign. Virginia’s undefeated Cavaliers turned in the biggest upset Of the Eday in the East before 50,77l fans at Philadelphia where they defeated Penn, IS to IA. Notre Dame added another notch to its record string by defeating Michigan State. 34–⁠21. It was the Irish’s saith victory since la defeat. Two ties extend their record to SO games without defeat. Army rolled over Fortiham, $50, at West Point, while Navy battled favored Tulane to a 21–⁠2l tie before 10000 fans at New Orleans. North Carolina. Notre Danes opponent next Saturday,

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 60% to win. Virginia won as Elo’s underdog.

Pennsylvania leads 15–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1950Pennsylvania 21, Virginia 7
1949Virginia 26, Pennsylvania 14
1947Pennsylvania 19, Virginia 7
1946Pennsylvania 40, Virginia 0
1930Pennsylvania 40, Virginia 6
1924Pennsylvania 27, Virginia 0

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