Swarthmore at Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 11, 1913

Pennsylvania beat Swarthmore 20–⁠0. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 14–⁠2.

AwaySwarthmore0–⁠3 in 1913
0
HomePennsylvania6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1913
20

FinalHigh 64°F, low 44°F, 0.55 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: GET SWEET REVENGE Pennsylvania Lads Smother Swarthmore Boys, 20 to 0. BROOKE'S HAND SHOWN ouakers Sweep Opponents Off Their Feet and Play Real Foot Ball.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 12, 1913, page 60

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    GET SWEET REVENGE Pennsylvania Lads Smother Swarthmore Boys, 20 to 0. BROOKE’S HAND SHOWN ouakers Sweep Opponents Off Their Feet and Play Real Foot Ball. PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-THE University OF Pennsylvania got revenge TODAY for the 6-to-3 defeat administered by Swarthmore last year, when the Red , ard Blue trounced the Garnet eleven on franklin Field this afternoon by score OF 90 to @. Two touchdowns a goal from the field and one from placement marked the scoring. power OF Coach Brookes ma chine. which swept it’s opponents off their fee. with crushing attack in the last two periods. During the first two quarters Pennsylvania scored only once. that being a touchdown by Young in the second period. When the second half started however, Pennsylvania rushed the ball down the field after the kick off. and soon Bolger went over the line for another touchdown. The Red and Blue continued its attack in the firal period, but did not cross Swarthmores goal line. Marshall. however, kicked a field goal from the 1S-yard line, and Carter. the big tackle. made placement kick from the 30-yard line. Straight foot ball was resorted to by both teams during most of the game. neither eleven being able to work the forward pass with much success. The lineup:

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: PENNSY ELEVEN GETS REVENGE

    The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 12, 1913, page 16

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    PENNSY ELEVEN GETS REVENGE Philadelphia, October 1.-THE University of Pennsylvania got revenge today for the to defeat administered by Swarthmore last year, trouncing the visit ors on Franklin Field this afternoon 20 to 0. Two touchdowns. a goal from the field and one from placement marked the scoring power of Coach Brooke’s ma chine, which swept their opponents off their feet in the last two periods. Straight football was resorted to by both teams during most of the game. neither eleven being able to work the forward pass with much success.

  • The The Washington herald's story: SWARTHMORE EASY FOR PENNSYLVANIA Red and Blue Eleven Romps Away with Opponents in Easy Style, Score, 20 to 0.

    The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 12, 1913, page 5

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    SWARTHMORE EASY FOR PENNSYLVANIA Red and Blue Eleven Romps Away with Opponents in Easy Style, Score, 20 to 0. Franklin Field. Philadelphia. Oct IL PENNSYLVANIA had little trouble defeating Swarthmore at Franklin Field today. 100. Two tOuChdowns and their resultant goals and goal from field and one from place ment accounted for the score. Cline, who had played. a good game for the Garnet, was badly injured in the second half and was carried from the field. Lineup and sIlrn

  • The The Washington times's story: Football Scores

    The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 12, 1913, page 14 (results column)

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    Football Scores Nd. Aggies, 26; Johns Hopkins. 0. Annapolis, %; Georgetown, 0. Rock Hill, 13; Catholic Uni, 0. Gailaudet, s; Richmond College, 0. Yale. 27; Lafayette, 0. Harvard, %; Williams, 8. Pennsylvania, 20; Swarthmore, 0. Princeton, 2St Bucknell, 6. West Point, %; Rutgers, O. Carlisle, z; Cornell, 0. Syracuse, s; Rochester, 0. Fordham, z; Rensselaer,, 0. Hamilton, 13; New York, 0. Tufts. 13; Wesleyan. 0. Brown, 6; Ursinus, o. Mass. Aggies, 20: Union. 20. Hayerford, 6; Stevens. .. Michigan A. c., 81; Alma, 0. Virginia, So; Hampden-Sidney. 0. Washington & Lee, 19; st. Johns, 0. Wisconsin, 13; Marquette, 0. Holy Cross, 13; Boston College. U. Exeter, 10; Yale seconds. 0. Purdue, “a; Northwestern, o. Cincinnati, 20; Ohio, .. Amherst 6; Springfield, 19. Dartmouth, SO; Vermont, :. Maine, “a; Rhode Island State. 0. Michigan, Il; Mt Union. Q. Western Reserve, 8; Ohio State. IA. Penn State, 1G; Gettysburg, 0. Powdoin, o: Trinity, 0. Colgate, 4S; Hobart, o. Case, II; Hiram, 0. Allegheny, g.; Buchtel, 0. Ohio Wesleyan, 6; Wooster, 0. Oberlin, 4S; Miami, Z. Auburn, 55; Georgia, 0. Georgia Tech. IL; Chattanooga, s. Butler U, s; Wabash, 6. Nebraska, “a: Kansas A C., s. Ill’uois, “a; Missouri, Z. Kar sas, 55; Washington L., Z. Tech, o; Episcopal, 0. Carolina A. H., 13; Virginia Med, Z. Eastern, II; Manassas, O.

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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 30–⁠4–⁠1 in 35 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.

Recent meetings
1932Pennsylvania 54, Swarthmore 0
1931Pennsylvania 32, Swarthmore 7
1930Pennsylvania 63, Swarthmore 0
1929Pennsylvania 20, Swarthmore 6
1928Pennsylvania 67, Swarthmore 0
1927Pennsylvania 33, Swarthmore 0

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