Gettysburg at Pennsylvania

Saturday, September 25, 1909

Pennsylvania beat Gettysburg 20–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 12–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayGettysburg0–⁠4 in 1909
0
HomePennsylvania7–⁠1–⁠2 in 1909
20

FinalHigh 60°F, low 41°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: PENNSY SMOTHERS GETTYSBURG TEAM Upstate Boys Not as Strong as in Former Years.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 26, 1909, page 1

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    PENNSY SMOTHERS GETTYSBURG TEAM Upstate Boys Not as Strong as in Former Years. PHILADELPHIA. September 25-The University of Pennsylvania foot ball team opened its season this afternoon with victory over Gettysburg College by the score of 20 to 0. The visitors did not prove as strong as they have done in previous years and did not make a single first down. The Pennsylvania team made three touchdowns in the first half on long runs and a forward pass. Ramsdell. the sprinter. who played left halfback, was the particular star for the Red and Blue. He made three long runs, varying from 40 to 65 yards. Hutchinson. at fullback. was almost as effective as Ramsdel1. A drop kicker of some promise was dis covered in the second half. This was Thayer. who succeeded Hutchinson at fullback. He scored one field goal from the 25-yard line. and later just missed one from the 45-yard mark. The lineup:

  • The The daily Gate City's story: NUOco)lQA}s !. &s:':sZ!,Yz'lIzUuEssss.!s:, C.. Foot Ball Results.

    The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, September 26, 1909, page 1

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    NUOco)lQA}s !. &s:‘:sZ!,Yz’lIzUuEssss.!s:, C.. Foot Ball Results. WI OSil hcSutlS. lGate City Leased Wire Service. i At Philadelphia University Of Pennsylvania, 20; Gettysburg, 0. At Syracuse-syracuse. 20; Hamll ton, 0. At Andover. Mass. Cushing Acad envy. 6; Philips, Andover, 0. At BRUNSWICK, Maine -Bowdoin 1S; Fort Mckinley, 0. At cleveland-case, 81; Mt. Union s. At carlisle-Indians. 8; villa Nova 0. At Worchester-H Holy Cross, is Norwich University, 2. At orono, University Of Maine 0; Massachusetts, A. c. 0. At Williamstown- Williams, 10 Rennsaellear Polytechnic, 0. At MinneapolIs-Mi Minnesota, 81 Lawrence. 0.

  • The The Paducah evening sun's story: FOOTBALL NEWS. Football Saturday.

    The Paducah evening sun, Paducah, Ky., September 27, 1909, page 1

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    FOOTBALL NEWS. Football Saturday. Minnesota %, Lawrence 0. Ohio State IA. Otterhein 0. Case %, Mount Union 3. Wittenberg II, Wilmington 3. Kansas 55, Kansas Normal 0. Pennsylvania 20. Gettysburg 0. Yale II, Yale Seconds 0. Williams IS, Rensselaer, 0. Dickinson 5, Western Maryland o. Carlisle 8, villa Nova 0. Holy Cross IS, Norwich 0. Syracuse 20, Hamilton 0. Bucknel IL, Susquehanna ). Bowdoin is, Mckinley 0. Phillips Andover 0, Cushing A. 8. Maine 0; Massachusetts, Aggies 0. Rose As, Terre Haute II. s., o. Kentucky U. IS, Kentucky Wescyan o. Virginia 30. Williams and Mary 0.

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: Football Results Saturday

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., September 27, 1909, page 1

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    Football Results Saturday Minnesota, 25; Lawrence, o. Ohio State. Ia; Otterbein. o. Case, p; Mount Union. 5. Kansas, SO; Kansas Normal o. pennsylvania. 20; Gettysburg. 0. Yale, Ia; Yale Seconds. o. Williams, Is; Rensselaer,. o. Carlisle. 8; villa Nova. q. Syracuse, 20; Hamilton. o. Holy Cross, IS; Norwich. 0. Bowdoin. Is; Fort Mckinley q Rose, As; Terre Haute II. s.. o. Kentucky L.. Is; Kentucky We. cyan. 0. Virginia, 80; William and Mary, : All the news all the timr-The Arpn.

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 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 18–⁠0–⁠1 in 19 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
1921Pennsylvania 7, Gettysburg 0
1914Pennsylvania 14, Gettysburg 0
1913Pennsylvania 53, Gettysburg 0
1912Pennsylvania 25, Gettysburg 0
1911Pennsylvania 5, Gettysburg 3
1910Pennsylvania 29, Gettysburg 0

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