Penn State at Pittsburgh

Saturday, December 7, 1963

No. 4 Pittsburgh beat Penn State 22–⁠21. It was their 63rd meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 34–⁠25–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayPenn State7–⁠3 in 1963
21
Home4Pittsburgh9–⁠1 in 1963
22

FinalHigh 54°F, low 31°FAttendance 52,349

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Pitt Rallies Behind Mazurek TO Edge Penn State, 22-21

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1963, page 109

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    Pitt Rallies Behind Mazurek TO Edge Penn State, 22–⁠21 Penn State, which finished the season at 7–⁠3, took advantage of several Panther miscues, keeping Pitt in a hole most of the way. A blocked kick by Ed Stuck rath and Ed Stewards tumble recovery deep in the Panther territory set up the first two Lion touchdowns. Gary Kiln gensmith went nine yards over left guard in the first quarter and Liske passed nine yards to Gerry SanduSky in the second period. The other Penn State score came on a 78-yard drive in the third quarter, with Liske pass ing 10 yards to Don Caum for the touchdown. Caum made a brilliant leaping catch between two Pitt defenders for the score. Coates kicked all three extra points.

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)

Pittsburgh 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 37 since this game.

Recent meetings
2019Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10
2018Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 6
2017Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14
2016Pittsburgh 42, Penn State 39
2000Pittsburgh 12, Penn State 0
1999Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 17

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