Columbia at Pennsylvania
Saturday, November 17, 1956 Share
Pennsylvania beat Columbia 20–6. It was their 36th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 30–5–1.
FinalHigh 54°F, low 42°F, 0.71 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1956, page 77
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RiepI Sparks PENIS Running In 200 Win Over Columbia PHILADELPHIA. Nov. II (P) With Frank Riepl spearheading a hard-driving running. at tack on the slippery turf Of Franklin Field, the Penn foot ball team frightened its hold on third place in the Ivy League today by defeating Columbia 20–6. Riepl ripped off a 50-yard touchdown run in the first period and was a potent factor in the other two Penn scoring drives as he piled up a net 119 yards from scrimmage. the best total of a Penn back in three years. A scant crowd Of ,215 braved the chill, dismal weather, and was rewarded by some exciting football. Penn twice checked Co lumbia drives deep in its own territory in the first half. but in the final quarter Columbia
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)
Pennsylvania 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Columbia–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 61–22–1 in 84 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.
Around this game
Columbia
- Next gameat RutgersNov. 24, 1956
- SeasonColumbia in 1956
- ProgramColumbia history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. CornellNov. 22, 1956
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1956
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

