Penn State at Pittsburgh

Saturday, November 20, 1954

Penn State beat Pittsburgh 13–⁠0. It was their 54th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 30–⁠21–⁠2 in the games on file.

AwayPenn State7–⁠2 in 1954
13
HomePittsburgh4–⁠5 in 1954
0

FinalHigh 59°F, low 44°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 41,451

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Penn State Dumps Pitt $40 Princeton Routs Dartmouth Win, Lose or Draw

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 21, 1954, page 67

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    Penn State Dumps Pitt $40 Princeton Routs Dartmouth Win, Lose or Draw COLUMBUS, OHIO NOV. 2o-This is football lotbed noted for hystera but Ohio States uncommony cautious begins “The 1854 football could be slightly improved last years squad but there considerable

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 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 46 since this game.

Recent meetings
2019Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10
2018Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 6
2017Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14
2016Pittsburgh 42, Penn State 39
2000Pittsburgh 12, Penn State 0
1999Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 17

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