Penn State at Pennsylvania

Saturday, November 1, 1913

Pennsylvania beat Penn State 17–⁠0. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 17–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayPenn State2–⁠6 in 1913
0
HomePennsylvania6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1913
17

FinalHigh 42°F, low 28°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: ARMY IS SWAMPED PENN BEATS RIVAL Trick Plays and Genera!ship Upset Penn State Eleven. ROUGH PLAYING IN GAME Bergman Is Disqualified and Heavy Penalty Is inflicted on His Team.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 2, 1913, page 65

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    ARMY IS SWAMPED PENN BEATS RIVAL Trick Plays and Genera!ship Upset Penn State Eleven. ROUGH PLAYING IN GAME Bergman Is Disqualified and Heavy Penalty Is inflicted on His Team. PHILADELPHIA. Pa, November l. The University of Pennsylvania foot ball team with the help of two trick plays and good generalship defeated Pennsylvania State College this afternoon by the score of Ii to 0. 1t was hard-fought and fast contest, Pennsylvania State playing a stronger game than the score indicates. The up state te3m suffered from frequent PEN alties and in one instance, early in the first period, lost Bergman, one of her best men. who was disqualified for rough playing. and also was penalized half the distance to her goal line. or So yards. Pennsylvania first score came in the hrst period. After several failures, the forward pass was successfully executed for S5-yard gain and two rushes placed the ball on States 7-yard line. Then a double pass. which completely fooled the visitors, was made and Capt Young rushed across the line for touchdown. The second touchdown came in the next period Pennsylvania had rushed the ball from midfeld to within striking dis lance and then worked a fake forward pass Marshall rushing around State right end and over the goal line. Mar SHALL who played brilliant game, made the SCORE seventeen when he drop-kicked field goal from States S5-yard line The Quaker goal line was in real danger in the last minute of play. when State carried the ball to the 4-yard line, only to lose 1t on a grounded forward pass Lineup and summary:

  • The The Washington times's story: WEST FACES EAST ON TWO GRIDIRONS Michigan Battles Cornell and Notre Dame win Attempt to Clean Up Penn State Next Saturday-Fronter Has Bulge on Atlantic seaboard in Games Played Thus Far.

    The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 6, 1913, page 11

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    WEST FACES EAST ON TWO GRIDIRONS Michigan Battles Cornell and Notre Dame win Attempt to Clean Up Penn State Next Saturday-Fronter Has Bulge on Atlantic seaboard in Games Played Thus Far. 1t will be West vs. East gidirons Saturday. and IS last week. the West should vanquh Representatives Of the Atlantic seaboard Michigan almost certain up big score against Cornell while Notre Dame should simply sway Last the Wolverines umphed Syracuse and More Dame beat Army into the sod West Point East can hope for no treatment whistles 1t Ithaca and State coese

  • The The Detroit times's story: COACHBROOKEKEEPS DRIVING PENN SQUAD Highly Pleased at Victory Over Penn State, But Fears Strong Dartmouth Team

    The Detroit times, Detroit, Mich., November 3, 1913, page 6

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    COACHBROOKEKEEPS DRIVING PENN SQUAD Highly Pleased at Victory Over Penn State, But Fears Strong Dartmouth Team PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.-No let up is TO be given the Pennsylvania football squad before the big Dart mouth game, Saturday, and the regulars and scrubs were out for scrimmage today. Coach Brooke was highly pleased with the triumph over Penn State, and now has more confidence in Penn sylvania’s ability. Bob Bolger. whose nose was badly cut Saturday. Is expected TO be in the game by tomorrow.

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 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 25–⁠18–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.

Recent meetings
1958Penn State 43, Pennsylvania 0
1957Penn State 19, Pennsylvania 14
1956Penn State 34, Pennsylvania 0
1955Penn State 20, Pennsylvania 0
1954Penn State 35, Pennsylvania 13
1953Pennsylvania 13, Penn State 7

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