California at Pittsburgh
Saturday, September 17, 1955 Share
Pittsburgh beat California 27–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 92°F, low 66°FAttendance 33,999
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 18, 1955, page 1
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Pitt Trounces Golden Bears With Late Burst PITTSBURGH. Sept. II R).- Fullback Bob Grier, Dick Bowen. Ia third-string haifback, and q blazing sun took the steam out |of California today and enabled Pitt to storm from behind for Ia 27–7 victory over the Bears. with three touchdowns In the final period In an intersectional football battle. Bowen. q l96-pound sophomore from nearby White Oak. and
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)
Pittsburgh 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every California–Pittsburgh gamePittsburgh leads 4–2 in six meetings, counting the five since this game.
Around this game
California
- Next gamevs. IllinoisSept. 24, 1955
- SeasonCalifornia in 1955
- ProgramCalifornia history and records
Pittsburgh
- Next gameat SyracuseSept. 24, 1955
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1955
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records

