Temple at Penn State

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  Evening star, September 21, 1952, page 69

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  Penn State Intercepts Pass Late in Game To Beat Temple, 2O-13 STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Sept. 20.-Penn State took to the air and capitalized on’a Temple Uni versity misplay here today, to gain an unimpressive 20–⁠13 tri- Iumph. An opening-day crowd OF a. 600 saw the Nittany Lions score twice in the final quarter-the Iclincher came with only Is Sec londS left to play-to overcome q Temple advantage gained in the third quarter Of a sluggish contest marred by 10 penalties. Forward passes were responsible for all the touchdowns, but Penn States winning margin was set up when Halfback Don Bailey Of Pittsburgh intercepted an Owl aerial and ran 81 yards to Tenn pies 16-yard line in the waning moments of the game. | “A OO0 0hdJAAd W OCSSC AIxlCll6 pass good for seven yards and Bob Pollard’s smash through the line took State to within inches from a touchdown. Szajns sneaked across for the score. Early in the final period, the Lions drove ’73 yards in nine plays to go into the lead by 9 scant 1-point margin provided BY Bill Leonard’s second successful Iextra-point kick. Tony Rados tossed 38-yard pass to Dicl Jones just short of a touchdown and Radios pushed over for tn, tally. Two passes from Carmen Pic. cone to Joseph MCGEE accounted flor Temples points in the thirc quarter. The first. climaxed s march of 54 yards in IL play. land covered II yards while the latter was good for “a yards al the end OF a 57-yard advance ir only six plays. i The victors held an advantage in the first half, going to the ave early in the first quarter anc later to the 18 before the initia, scoring effort materialized.

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Penn State leads 41–⁠4–⁠1 in 46 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.