Columbia at Pennsylvania

Saturday, November 17, 1956

Pennsylvania beat Columbia 20–⁠6. It was their 36th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 30–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayColumbia3–⁠6 in 1956
6
HomePennsylvania4–⁠5 in 1956
20

FinalHigh 54°F, low 42°F, 0.71 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: RiepI Sparks PENIS Running In 200 Win Over Columbia

    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.

Pennsylvania leads 61–⁠22–⁠1 in 84 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Columbia 28, Pennsylvania 27
2025Pennsylvania 35, Columbia 21
2024Columbia 23, Pennsylvania 17
2023Pennsylvania 20, Columbia 17
2022Pennsylvania 34, Columbia 14
2021Columbia 23, Pennsylvania 14

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