Cornell at Pennsylvania

Thursday, November 24, 1955

Cornell beat Pennsylvania 39–⁠7. It was their 62nd meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 41–⁠17–⁠4.

AwayCornell5–⁠4 in 1955
39
HomePennsylvania0–⁠9 in 1955
7

FinalHigh 54°F, low 40°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: FOOTBALL

    Evening star, November 25, 1955, page 52

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    FOOTBALL Continued From Page C-l set with UcLA and Michigan State and the Orange Bowl with Oklahoma and Maryland. The Sooners have two objectives In their game with Oklahoma Ann tomorrow-retaining their No 1 rating in the A. p. poll and chalking up their 29th straight victory. The other three teams already have completed theii schedules. An injury to Quarterback jim Harris and an outbreak Of iii that has sent i’ve players to bed have hit Oklahoma this week but the Sooners still should have . bah against the Aggies. Texas Christian, already Sc. lected as the Southwestern Con. ference representative lii tht Cotton Bowl, win have an opportunity TO take the conference title as well by beating Southern Methodist tomorrow as the re. suit Of Texas 2I-6 upset 81 Texas AKIN yesterday. Irish Touchdown Favorites Although 1t has absolutely nc bearing on the bowl situation Notre Danes 9th meeting witt Southern California In q rivalr, that dates back to 1925 certainl, won’t lack for interest. A throng OF 100000 is expected to turn out in Los Angeles tx see whether the Irish will live ur to their rating as q touchdown favorite or the Tr0jans vii bounce back from last week. beating BY uCI.A to spring ar upset. The Irish have won II games In the series, while Southern ca has taken z and 2 have ended In ties. Notre Dame win send an of. fense led by Quarterback pau Hornung and Fullback Dor Schaefer against q Trojan attach spearheaded by Halfback Jor |Arnett and Fullhacks G. II Roberts and Gordon Duyall. Yesterdays Thanksgiving Da, football menu was d bit on tn, skinny side, with few games d Importance. VPI Scores Over vNdI Cornell, one Of the preseason picks for the Ivy League title finished in third place with / 39–⁠7 rout Of Penn, which sui. fered Its 18th straight defeat Brown, another Ivy League re. preventative, was battered b, independent Colgate. ESQ, mark. ing the Red Raiders, fifth straight victory over an w opponent this season. Virginia Tech took the Virginia Big Six title with q 1918 tri. umph over Virginia Militar, after trailing the Keydets, 1877 in the iirst period. Fnllback Dor Divers scored the three touch, downs to pace the Gobblers ane was voted the games outstand. ing player for the second veal lin q row. ! In other games. William 1

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)

Cornell 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Cornell 39, Pennsylvania 17
2024Pennsylvania 67, Cornell 49
2023Pennsylvania 23, Cornell 8
2022Pennsylvania 28, Cornell 21
2021Cornell 15, Pennsylvania 12
2019Pennsylvania 21, Cornell 20

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