Penn State at Maryland
Saturday, November 2, 1963 Share
Penn State beat Maryland 17–15. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 9–1.
FinalHigh 53°F, low 40°F, 0.6 in. of rainAttendance 35,500
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1963, page 1
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SAFETY PROVES DIFFERENCE Penn State Nips Terps, 17–15 Liske. tried only seven and completed five, but two went for touchdowns. A year ago al Penn State, 1t was Liske who scored two touchdowns on roll louis to beat the Terps in the snow. Although this was Penn States ninth triumph over the Terps in the 10-game series, the Terps behaved belligerently unlike six-point underdogs for most of the game. Maryland had a 1915 edge in first downs, but Penn State had a 327-288 m argin in total Of Tense, thanks mostly to that 66-yard pass. The game was even in an other respect. Each club had a field goal try that went awry, which could have provided i’m portant m omentum. Mary lane s miss came when it trailed, 1877, in the third quarter, but Sinner tumble the snap on the % and Hill never could make his try. Pen n States muff came from the II by Coates after the Lions had driven “a yards with the OPEN ing kickoff. After Coates missed, Mary land Immediately launched an 80-yard, 14-play scoring foray. Fishman, who had a tremendous day as a rusher and line hacker, carried on six of the first IL plays for II yards. One smash was good for Is yards. Sinner Scores From 5 CIaiv,a,. kIra,,, 4,.lx, -. ,..s.
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 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Penn State–Maryland gamePenn State leads 44–3–1 in 48 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.
| 2024 | Penn State 44, Maryland 7 | |
| 2023 | Penn State 51, Maryland 15 | |
| 2022 | Penn State 30, Maryland 0 | |
| 2021 | Penn State 31, Maryland 14 | |
| 2020 | Maryland 35, Penn State 19 | |
| 2019 | Penn State 59, Maryland 0 |
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gameat Ohio StateNov. 9, 1963
- SeasonPenn State in 1963
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Maryland
- Next gameat NavyNov. 9, 1963
- SeasonMaryland in 1963
- ProgramMaryland history and records

