Georgetown at Penn State

Saturday, September 30, 1950

Penn State beat Georgetown 34–⁠14. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayGeorgetown2–⁠7 in 1950
14
HomePenn State5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1950
34

FinalHigh 68°F, low 48°FAttendance 16,617

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Penn State Beats on Speed andDepth lntereeptions Lead to Both of OutcIussed . Hoyo's Touchdowns

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 1, 1950, page 42

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    Penn State Beats on Speed andDepth lntereeptions Lead to Both of OutcIussed . Hoyo’s Touchdowns STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Sept. 80. Penn States football team proved superior in every depart ment this afternoon as it beat Georgetown, 34–⁠14. before 10000 at Beaver Field. The Nittany Lions, trying the T formation for the first time under their new coach, Rip Engle, saw the HoyaS turn a pass interception into a touchdown early in the first period, and then, snarled back to win decisively George towns other touchdown in the third period also followed an in Perception deep in Penn State ter ritory. Otherwise the Hoyas were unable to stir up much of drive. Penn State not only outplayed Georgetown most of the afternoon, but also got the breaks and took advantage of them. Two pass in

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

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Our ratings (scores only)

Penn State 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Penn State leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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