West Virginia at Penn State

Saturday, October 31, 1953

No. 5 West Virginia beat Penn State 20–⁠19. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 14–⁠5–⁠1.

Away5West Virginia8–⁠2 in 1953
20
HomePenn State6–⁠3 in 1953
19

FinalHigh 66°F, low 43°FAttendance 24,670

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Saturdays Stdrs

    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.

Penn State leads 50–⁠9–⁠2 in 61 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Penn State 34, West Virginia 12
2023Penn State 38, West Virginia 15
1992Penn State 40, West Virginia 26
1991Penn State 51, West Virginia 6
1990Penn State 31, West Virginia 19
1989Penn State 19, West Virginia 9

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