Penn State at Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 10, 1903 Share
Pennsylvania beat Penn State 39–0. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 12–0.
Final
In the newspapers

The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], October 11, 1903, page 8
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PENNSYLVANIA Wins FROM STATE COLLEGE Little Fumbling 90 Either Side, Despite Muddy Field. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 1O.-Ihe University Of Pennsylvania rolled up a score OF 80 10 on State College az Franklin Field today. The game was played on a gridiron that resemoled sea of mud, but considering this disadvantage there was little fumbling on either side Pennsylvania played a steady, aggressive game. and by reason of its superior weight. managed to rip holes in the line OF its opponents Smith and Corson played brilliantly for the Red and Blue, and frequently made gains Of twenty and thirty yards by good individual plays. Three touchdowns were made by the local collegians in the first half. and. strengthened by the use of fresh players IN the second half, they got four more Smith failed to kick two goals Pennsylvania goal line was never in danger. Touchdown-Smith. 5; Zilligan, /; Drake, l. Goldsmith. 2; Mitchell. 2 Referee-Sharpe. Yale Umpire-Okeson, Lehigh. Linesman-Dickson. Pennsylva- MIA. Time of halyes-25 and 20 minutes.
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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Penn State–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 25–18–4 in 47 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gameat YaleOct. 17, 1903
- SeasonPenn State in 1903
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. GettysburgOct. 14, 1903
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1903
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

