Penn State at Pittsburgh

Thursday, November 30, 1911

Penn State beat Pittsburgh 3–⁠0. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 10–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayPenn State8–⁠0–⁠1 in 1911
3
HomePittsburgh4–⁠3–⁠1 in 1911
0

FinalHigh 38°F, low 24°FAttendance 15,000

In the newspapers

  • The Newark evening star and Newark advertiser's story: : Thanksgiving College Football Scores

    Newark evening star and Newark advertiser, Newark, N.J., December 1, 1911, page 1 (results column)

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    : Thanksgiving College Football Scores Pennsylvania, q; Cornell, 9. Carlisle, u; Brown, 8. Franklin and Marshall. s; Get tysburg, 8. Penn State, 3; Pittsburg, 0. ohio state, Il; University of Cincinnati, 6. Syracuse, 6: st. Louis, 6. Lafayette, 6; Dickinson, O.. Colgate, Il; Rochester, 8, Georgetown, %; Lehigh. 8. Bucknell, 8; Ursinus, 8.

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)

Penn State 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 86 since this game.

Recent meetings
2019Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10
2018Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 6
2017Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14
2016Pittsburgh 42, Penn State 39
2000Pittsburgh 12, Penn State 0
1999Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 17

Around this game

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