Penn State at Yale
Saturday, October 17, 1903 Share
Yale beat Penn State 27–0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Yale led the series 4–0.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 58°F, 1.57 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], October 18, 1903, page 8
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OLD ELI TOO MUCH POR PENN STATE Yale Eleven Victorious by Big Score of AZ TO Before a Thousand Spectators. NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. r.-One thousand spectators saw Yale make Ave touehdowns in a pouring rain against pennsylvania State College this after noon on Yale Field The game was well worth the watching. for although the Yale goal was not once in danger. the piucKy State team secured first down several times and found the Yale line for gains The star run OF the afternoon was made By SOper, who ran back q punt forty yards Yale would have scored another touchdown but for a tumble By Hogan at States lO-yard line. the visitors getting the ball. Summary: Yale. Y; Pennsylvania State. O. Touchdowns-Metcalf. Bowman. BisseIl, Hogan, Owsley. Goals from touchdown Bowman. 2. Umpire-Dr Hammond. Referee-Dr- Wurtenberg. Timer-Dr. Hull Linesmen-Yale, Stevenson; Penn State, Partridge. Time OF halves-20 and IL minutes.

Arizona republican, Arizona, October 18, 1903, page 1
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THE RAINY WEATHER Interfered With Games on Many Foot Ball Fields The Cornell Eleven Had Work to De. feat an Inferior College-The Car. lisle Indians Beaten. New Haven. Conn, Oct. 11.--Yale de- feated the Pennsylvania State college today in rainstorm, 27 to 0. The play was of the simplest char acter throughout and the superiority of the Yale half backs rather than the at tacking power of the forwards is re- sponsible for the big score.

Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., October 19, 1903, page 7 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES Marshall Field-Chicago, o; North western, 0. Ann Arbor, Mich.-Michigan, 81; Indiana, o. Marshall Field-Chicago, ‘O7, o; En- 9lewood. H. s.. 0. Madison, Wis.-Wiseonsin, 81; Be lott, 0. Champaign, In.-IIlinois, n; Purdue. o. Madison, Wfs.-Ninnesota Is; Iowa, 0. Rock Island-Augustana College, 81; Fulton, o. New Haven, Conn.-Yale, 27; Penn State, 0. Princeton, n. J-Princeton, II; Car Isle. 0. Middleton. Conn.-Wesleyan, IS; Rennsaelar. 0. Philadelphia, Pa.-PennsyIvania, 30; Brown, o. Ithica. n. Y.-Cornell, 6: Bucknell, 0. West Point, \. Y.-Hartard, 5; West Point. 0. Cambridge. Mass.-Harvard, OF, o; Phillips Exeter, 0. Annapolis, Md.-Navy, 5; Dickinson, 10. New York, n. Y.-Columbia. -; Am herst, 0. Newton. Mass Dartmouth, II; Williams, o. Des Moines.-Rock Island, >; Dies Moines. “a. Davenport-Atalissa, o; Davenport %. Moline-Hyde Park, o; Moline, 5.
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)
Yale 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Penn State–Yale gameYale leads 7–0 in seven meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1906 | Yale 10, Penn State 0 | |
| 1905 | Yale 12, Penn State 0 | |
| 1904 | Yale 24, Penn State 0 | |
| 1903 | Yale 27, Penn State 0 | |
| 1902 | Yale 11, Penn State 0 | |
| 1901 | Yale 22, Penn State 0 |
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gameat PittsburghOct. 24, 1903
- SeasonPenn State in 1903
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Yale
- Next gameat ArmyOct. 24, 1903
- SeasonYale in 1903
- ProgramYale history and records

