Syracuse at Penn State

Saturday, November 5, 1955

Penn State beat Syracuse 21–⁠20. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 16–⁠12–⁠5.

AwaySyracuse5–⁠3 in 1955
20
HomePenn State5–⁠4 in 1955
21

FinalHigh 42°F, low 29°FAttendance 30,321

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Penn Stote Wins, 2l-20 After | railing Syracuse

    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.

Penn State leads 43–⁠23–⁠5 in 71 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.

Recent meetings
2013Penn State 23, Syracuse 17
2009Penn State 28, Syracuse 7
2008Penn State 55, Syracuse 13
1990Penn State 27, Syracuse 21
1989Penn State 34, Syracuse 12
1988Syracuse 24, Penn State 10

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