Syracuse at Penn State
Saturday, November 7, 1959 Share
No. 4 Syracuse beat No. 7 Penn State 20–18. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 17–15–5.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 33°F, 0.28 in. of rainAttendance 32,800
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALL — SYRACUSE BEATS PENN STATE, 20-18University Park, Pa. – The Orange powerhouse holds off a last-minute drive by Penn State’s hard-playing Nittany Lions, and Syracuse emerges from the thrill packed contest the winner and the top football power in the East
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Penn State 54% to win. Syracuse won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Syracuse–Penn State gamePenn State leads 43–23–5 in 71 meetings, counting the 34 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. 14, 1959
- SeasonSyracuse in 1959
- ProgramSyracuse history and records
Penn State
- Next gamevs. Holy CrossNov. 14, 1959
- SeasonPenn State in 1959
- ProgramPenn State history and records