Penn State at Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 10, 1903

Pennsylvania beat Penn State 39–⁠0. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 12–⁠0.

AwayPenn State5–⁠3 in 1903
0
HomePennsylvania9–⁠3 in 1903
39

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The Washington times's story: PENNSYLVANIA Wins FROM STATE COLLEGE Little Fumbling 90 Either Side, Despite Muddy Field.

    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.

Pennsylvania leads 25–⁠18–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.

Recent meetings
1958Penn State 43, Pennsylvania 0
1957Penn State 19, Pennsylvania 14
1956Penn State 34, Pennsylvania 0
1955Penn State 20, Pennsylvania 0
1954Penn State 35, Pennsylvania 13
1953Pennsylvania 13, Penn State 7

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