Rutgers at Penn State

Saturday, November 15, 1952

Penn State beat Rutgers 7–⁠6. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayRutgers4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1952
6
HomePenn State7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1952
7

FinalHigh 53°F, low 40°F, 0.05 in. of rainAttendance 15,957

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Mats Reverse Stand Now Plan Teevse 3 to Is Home Game Fumb|ing Penn State Defeats Rutgers 70, on WobbIy Kick

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 16, 1952, page 73

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    Mats Reverse Stand Now Plan Teevse 3 to Is Home Game Fumb|ing Penn State Defeats Rutgers 70, on WobbIy Kick before a crowd of $4,000. 1t was the sixth time this season that State has had to come from behind to win or tie. David Simons, second-string end, grabbed Radios 17-yard pass in the end zone to give the Nit tany its six points and set the stage for Leonard’s Conversion. Rutgers took a first quarter lead when Quarterback John Jeffers tossed a 22-yard aerial to End Russell Sandbloom for the Scar let’s score. John Arthur’s CONVEX sion was wide. Jeffers’ II competitions in 26 attempts netted 130 yards and was the main cog in the Rutgers at tack. However State defenders managed to pick off five of his aerials. Penn state -- 0 0 z o. Rutgers Scoring: Touchdown, Sand Penn State Scoring: Touchdown. 81. mon Conversion 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 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Penn State leads 33–⁠2 in 35 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Penn State 40, Rutgers 36
2023Penn State 27, Rutgers 6
2022Penn State 55, Rutgers 10
2021Penn State 28, Rutgers 0
2020Penn State 23, Rutgers 7
2019Penn State 27, Rutgers 6

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