Penn State at Virginia

Saturday, October 8, 1955

Penn State beat Virginia 26–⁠7. It was their second meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayPenn State5–⁠4 in 1955
26
HomeVirginia1–⁠9 in 1955
7

FinalHigh 83°F, low 58°F, 0.63 in. of rainAttendance 18,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: PENN STATE VIRGINIA ------- Georgia Trims Tar Heels, 18-7, As Young Stars

    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.

Penn State leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2012Virginia 17, Penn State 16
2002Penn State 35, Virginia 14
2001Virginia 20, Penn State 14
1989Virginia 14, Penn State 6
1988Penn State 42, Virginia 14
1955Penn State 26, Virginia 7

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