Nebraska at Penn State

Saturday, October 18, 1952

No. 19 Penn State beat Nebraska 10–⁠0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 4–⁠1.

AwayNebraska5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1952
0
Home19Penn State7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1952
10

FinalHigh 64°F, low 38°FAttendance 28,551

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: IUnbeoten Penn State Extended In 100 Victory Over Nebraska

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1952, page 45

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    IUnbeoten Penn State Extended In 100 Victory Over Nebraska they shutout West Virginie, 27–⁠0, in Coach Rip Engle’S first year at State. The Nittany Lions defenders stalled two long Nebraska drives in the first half. The first died on the State 81 after travelling TOyards. The move was highlighted by the running Of Quarterback Johnny Bordogna. and Halfback Bill Thayer. replacement for Reynolds. An 83-yard Nebraska push ended on the State 10 in the second period when Halfback Don Bailey intercepted q Bordogma pass in the end zone. e ssDn Sat. 9 9 9 S,{ Penn State scoring: Touchdowns-: Arnelle. commandments. Field Goa Leonard.

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)

Penn State 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nebraska leads 10–⁠9 in 19 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Penn State 37, Nebraska 10
2020Nebraska 30, Penn State 23
2017Penn State 56, Nebraska 44
2013Nebraska 23, Penn State 20
2012Nebraska 32, Penn State 23
2011Nebraska 17, Penn State 14

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