Nebraska at Penn State
Saturday, October 18, 1952 Share
No. 19 Penn State beat Nebraska 10–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 4–1.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 38°FAttendance 28,551
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Nebraska–Penn State gameNebraska leads 10–9 in 19 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.
| 2025 | Penn State 37, Nebraska 10 | |
| 2020 | Nebraska 30, Penn State 23 | |
| 2017 | Penn State 56, Nebraska 44 | |
| 2013 | Nebraska 23, Penn State 20 | |
| 2012 | Nebraska 32, Penn State 23 | |
| 2011 | Nebraska 17, Penn State 14 |
Around this game
Nebraska
- Next gameat ColoradoOct. 25, 1952
- SeasonNebraska in 1952
- ProgramNebraska history and records
Penn State
- Next gameat Michigan StateOct. 25, 1952
- SeasonPenn State in 1952
- ProgramPenn State history and records

