West Virginia at Penn State
Saturday, October 31, 1953 Share
No. 5 West Virginia beat Penn State 20–19. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 14–5–1.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 43°FAttendance 24,670
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 2, 1953, page 20 (results column)
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Saturdays Stdrs Carroll LOwenstein, Harvard back-Scored once, passed for five touchdownS and kicked an extra point as Harvard beat Davidson, 1875. Joe Heap, Notre Dame half back = Accounted for Notre Danes first two touchdoWns on a plunge and a 28-yard pass in 1877 victory over Navy. Bart Starr, Alabama quarter back-Threw three scoring passes in 1912 conquest of Georgia. Cotton Davidson, Baylor quarterback-PaSsed for three touch downs and set up fourth while hitting II of 19 tosSes for 149 yards. Howard Cassidy, Ohio State halfback-Plunged a yard and sprinted 81 for a pair of scores and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass in 27–13 win over North western. Paul Cameron, UCLA tall back-Ran for two touchdowns, passed for a third, bottled up California with quick kicks and intercepted a pass in 20–7 triumph. Tom Altman and Bruce BOsley, fullback and tackle. West Virginia – Altman blocked a fourth-period punt and Bosley recovered it in Penn State end zone for winning margin in 20–19 victory that kept West Virginia unbeaten. Tony Radios, Penn State quarterback-Ran for one touchdown and passed for other two while hitting 16 of 27 aerials for 239 yards. s... Pat Stark, Syracuse quarter back-Scored once. passed for
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 52% to win. West Virginia won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every West Virginia–Penn State gamePenn State leads 50–9–2 in 61 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.
Around this game
West Virginia
- Next gamevs. Virginia TechNov. 7, 1953
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1953
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
Penn State
- Next gamevs. FordhamNov. 7, 1953
- SeasonPenn State in 1953
- ProgramPenn State history and records

