Pennsylvania at California

Saturday, October 7, 1950

No. 9 California beat No. 20 Pennsylvania 14–⁠7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, California led the series 4–⁠0.

Away20Pennsylvania6–⁠3 in 1950
7
Home9California9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1950
14

FinalHigh 82°F, low 55°FAttendance 64,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: California Defeats Penn, 14-7, in Game Marked by Long Run!

    Evening star, October 8, 1950, page 42

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    California Defeats Penn, 14–⁠7, in Game Marked by Long Run! BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. T. Johnny Olszewski. sophomore full back. and Halfback Jim Mona chino led the California Bears to a 14–⁠7 victory over Pennsylvania today. A crowd of $4,000 fans sat in the summer-like heat and saw the Bears run for touchdowns in the first and second periods. Penn’s hard fighting crew, led by Quarterback Reds Bagnell, came back to score in the third period. Olszewski, hardest driver in the California backfeld, reeled off a 43-yard touchdown run to put the home team in the lead late in the opening period. In the sec ond quarter, his 37-yard gallop featured an 84-yard drive. Mona chino rambled the last eight. Bagnell, the big threat in the Penn attack. put together a ground and aerial game in the third period. good for 76 yards. He raced around California’s left end for the final IL yards and the touchdown. In the thrust, Bagnell passed % yards to Warren Horton and tossed one to Agocs good for IL. Starting the third period Penn recovered California tumble on the California 80 and moved the ball to within 8 yards of the goal. where the Bears regained it on downs. California threatened three times in the final quarter.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: &alaS6ia9&f; N0TRE DAME IS BEATEN BY PURDUE

    The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, October 9, 1950, page 3 (results column)

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    &alaS6ia9&f; N0TRE DAME IS BEATEN BY PURDUE NEW YORK, Oct. Modern footballs longest unbeaten skein lay in shambles today and possible dis aster doomed Immediately ahead for the two records that come close to matching it. Shattered at 80 games was Notre Danes four-year uninterrupted sweep-cracked by a Purdue team that fashioned a shocking 28–⁠14 upset Saturday at South Bend. That left Army and Oklahoma % carry on success streaks already past the 20 mark, but both of them face possible scissoring job next Saturday. Texas, idle last week, holds a 1926 victory over the Purdue team hat rocked Notre Danes fighting irish. Oklahoma, on the other hand, barely escapedfwith 1923 triumph over Texas A. and NJ, achieved in the fading minutes. The Wolverines from Ann Arbor ,o-champions of the Big Ten, fell before Michigan State in the open ng game but bounded back last Saturday to whip Dartmouth, 27–⁠7. Army, meanwhile, set down Penn State emphatically on Bob Blaiks passing, All. Michigan State, given No. 2 ma ional rating behind Notre Dame after its manhandling of Michigan ell before Maryland 34–⁠7 The other top Ten” teams came through without mishap. Southern Methodist, No. 3 just above Army md Oklahoma, turned Kyle Rote loose on Missouri to win, 21–⁠0 Ken lucky, No. 6, racked up its fourth straight shutout over harmless Day ton, 400. Stanford, No. g. crushed Oregon State, 21–⁠0, while California turned back Penn, 14–⁠7.

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.

On the newsreel

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

California 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

California leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1955California 27, Pennsylvania 7
1953California 40, Pennsylvania 0
1951California 35, Pennsylvania 0
1950California 14, Pennsylvania 7
1929California 12, Pennsylvania 7
1927California 27, Pennsylvania 13

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