Yale at Pennsylvania
Wednesday, October 30, 1889 Share
Yale beat Pennsylvania 20–10. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Yale led the series 8–0.
FinalHigh 51°F, low 42°F
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 31, 1889, page 1
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c01LEGE BOYS KICK THE BALL. A CLOSE GAME WON BY YALE OF THE PENN sYLvANIANs-OTHER CONTESTS. A CLOSE GAME WON BY YALE OF THE fENN’ sYLvANIANs-oTHER CONTESTS. pbiiadcIpbia. Get 80 (specaD. Yale defeated Penn sIvania in the championship football game here 10 day by 20 10 10. Yale put her full team in the hoiu and played hard, but the Quakers worked hhe MENUS Tho scare was even closer than 1t looked, as wien time was called at the finish the ball was wlthh nan a foot of the Yale goal line. Had 1t not Deen ior ,rro o,tr,ceous mnfs in The Pennsylvania backfeld. Whereby Yale got two touchdowns, and Pehhsyi vapias slow play IN the last ten minutes. when the han vas close TO Yales goal the red and blue would horo yron the game The Yale men give Pcnnsylvahta full credit for fine play The game was lull Vi “ sugging’ Wright and Hume, Tor PehnsSNanla’ and vovIe Rhodes and Newell, for Yale, doing most ~ n In the first half Thayer after three minutes MAY by a long run scored touchdown lor lehnsvlvan,a and kicked tie goal Aier tWch’y-‘”o tnutos, NAV Morrison made a touchdown oh ,I,n,s png OF McBride’s kick Ten minutes more ~, enabled Gin TO score a touchdown on Ihayet mnf Just as the half ended Gill ny hne ruiiRt er n”nnd Vale’s first earned touch down: .HIcr ‘reoty five minutes pay in the second haiI MC,i[i SON by good run, scored touchd1,”m iJr ,f lie t% 1rn more minutes Of play and then CHI ran nan .o In vu ~ tho field and scored toueh-d0Wn Hume Immediately az ervard scored t2HGnno%n wa referee Tracy Harris umpre. c,..nreo,,,s Springfield Mass oct 20 ,5ptc.an.SinIr hene Wns i,i,tinH into football took place YESTERDAY; W es- Invan secured the kickoff and he irst 9”cn-u1” 10 mi or the first few moments appeared d, tined TO ,ed t6 bSiness and after had lighting on both sides WESLEYAN won by 90 TO IT. CampneH, OF Mllnauls’ and siqybacf of Wesleyan disting ished ihemsc s. ta,litl, penn oct. 30 Sre ial.-Sev RAJ nun dred persons witnessed tho came o. football mere 10, dav bet wcon Dickinson ard Franklin aid Marshall alleges The following is the score: Dickinson, TO- Franklin and Marshall, .. bethlehem. Penn, oct. 30 (specaD.-Lafayette College sent strong football team hero To-Day 10 cope with LehpIh University in a state champion bin game After one of tho hardestfOueht games ever Seen here IPhigh won by score of is to TO- Hanover, n. H., oct 30-sx hundred persons saw Dartmouth defeat Amherst at football thls aierhooh’ Scorr-DartInouth 60, Amherst o.

Morning journal and courier, New Haven [Conn.], October 31, 1889, page 3
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FOOTBALL. An Exciting Championship Game Be- tween the Yale and University of Pennsylvania Teams-Yale Wins go to 10. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. S0.-The Yale and University Of Pennsylvania football teams played close and exciting championship game here this afternoon, the former wins ming by score of 20 to 10. Time was called by Referee George at 3:15, Pennsylvania taking the ball and giving Yale the western goal. Thayer, by strong rush through the center, scored the first touchdown in five minutes. Thayer kicked the goal, making the score Q to 0 in favor Of Pennsylvania. Soon after Morrison secured the ball and made the first touchdown for Yale, No goal. Moyle scored Yale’s second touchdown. No goal. Time, IS minutes. After good run around by Dewey, Gill secured the ball and scored the third touchdown for Yale in 40 minutes. No goal. The first half ended Q to 6 In favor Of Yale. The second half was begun with Pennsylvanis facing the eastern goal, Snyder having down for Yale in thirty-fve minutes, and Hume soon followed with one for Pennsylvania. No goal. When the referee called time the score stood 20 to 10 in favor of Yale. The game was well contested from Begin ming to end. Except In falling on the ball Pennsylvania work was fully equal to that of Yale, and it was only slowness in this di, rection and two phenomenal runs of Bliss that prevented her from beating Yale. The game was refereed by MI. George, Princeton’a former center rush, and umpired by Tracy Harris.

Waterbury evening Democrat, Connecticut, October 31, 1889, page 1
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NEWS OF THE DAY. Dartmouth easily defeated Amherst at football by score of 60 to 6. New York subscriptions to the World 2 Fair Guarantee Fund now amount to $1, 41s,o27. The Yale University team defeated the University of Pennsylvania team at football at Philadelphia by score of 20 to 10. Miss Harriet Day, of Haverhill, Mass, and John Tener, tho well-known pitcher of the Chicago baseball club, were mar ried last evening. They will reside in
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Yale–Pennsylvania gameYale leads 45–24–1 in 70 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.
| 2025 | Yale 35, Pennsylvania 13 | |
| 2024 | Yale 31, Pennsylvania 10 | |
| 2023 | Pennsylvania 27, Yale 17 | |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 20, Yale 13 | |
| 2021 | Yale 42, Pennsylvania 28 | |
| 2019 | Yale 46, Pennsylvania 41 |
Around this game
Yale
- Next gamevs. StevensOct. 31, 1889
- SeasonYale in 1889
- ProgramYale history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gameat HarvardNov. 2, 1889
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1889
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

