Syracuse at Penn State
Saturday, November 5, 1955 Share
Penn State beat Syracuse 21–20. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 16–12–5.
FinalHigh 42°F, low 29°FAttendance 30,321
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 6, 1955, page 63
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Penn Stote Wins, 2l-20 After | railing Syracuse UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Nov. S R.The winged feet Of Lenny Moore, q top star for the first time this year. and the accurate placements of Milt Plum carried Penn State to an uphill 21–20 victory over powerful Syracuse today. With 5000 fans looking on in chilly Beaver Field. Moore raced for las yards in 20 carries. scored one touchdown and tackled saw agely to lead the Nittany Lions to their fourth victory of the season. But 1t was Plum who proyided the vital points. He dove over the line for q yard for the that brought Penn State from behind and his third
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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Syracuse–Penn State gamePenn State leads 43–23–5 in 71 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.
| 2013 | Penn State 23, Syracuse 17 | |
| 2009 | Penn State 28, Syracuse 7 | |
| 2008 | Penn State 55, Syracuse 13 | |
| 1990 | Penn State 27, Syracuse 21 | |
| 1989 | Penn State 34, Syracuse 12 | |
| 1988 | Syracuse 24, Penn State 10 |
Around this game
Syracuse
- Next gamevs. ColgateNov. 12, 1955
- SeasonSyracuse in 1955
- ProgramSyracuse history and records
Penn State
- Next gameat RutgersNov. 12, 1955
- SeasonPenn State in 1955
- ProgramPenn State history and records

