Penn State at Virginia
Saturday, October 8, 1955 Share
Penn State beat Virginia 26–7. It was their second meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 83°F, low 58°F, 0.63 in. of rainAttendance 18,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 9, 1955, page 71
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PENN STATE VIRGINIA ------- Georgia Trims Tar Heels, 18–7, As Young Stars ATHENS, Ca. Oct. 3 Dr.. 0orgia’s Bulldogs displayed { d6kzling defense and the stellar passing combination Of Dick Young to Jimmy Orr today and wflloped North Carolina. 28–7, ID an ofttimes weird football game. Young,s a blond senior from Pensacola, Fla, hit Orr. a sophoniore from Seneca. S. c.. with two touchdown passes in the
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 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Penn State–Virginia gamePenn State leads 4–3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 2012 | Virginia 17, Penn State 16 | |
| 2002 | Penn State 35, Virginia 14 | |
| 2001 | Virginia 20, Penn State 14 | |
| 1989 | Virginia 14, Penn State 6 | |
| 1988 | Penn State 42, Virginia 14 | |
| 1955 | Penn State 26, Virginia 7 |
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gamevs. NavyOct. 15, 1955
- SeasonPenn State in 1955
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Virginia
- Next gamevs. VMIOct. 15, 1955
- SeasonVirginia in 1955
- ProgramVirginia history and records

