Gettysburg at Penn State

Saturday, October 10, 1914

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

AwayGettysburg0–⁠3 in 1914
0
HomePenn State5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1914
13

FinalHigh 81°F, low 65°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: SEWANEE-GEORGIA BATTLE FEATURES GRIDIRON TODAY EXPECT UPSETS IN EAST TODAY Big Elevens Face Formida- ble Foes-Several Impor- tant Battles Scheduled

    The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 10, 1914, page 8 (results column)

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    SEWANEE-GEORGIA BATTLE FEATURES GRIDIRON TODAY EXPECT UPSETS IN EAST TODAY Big Elevens Face Formida- ble Foes-Several Impor- tant Battles Scheduled New York, October 9-The eastern football schedule for tomorrow carries possibilities for several upsets which. should they eventuate. would make the day on the gridiron even more notable than last Saturday when Carlisle. Pennsylvania and Cornell all were de- feated by the powerful elevens of so- called minor colleges. Harvard, the intercollegiate championship holder. faces the Washington and Jefferson team. and the invaders are believed To be cherishing the idea that the overthrow of the Crimson eleven is not beyond their strength In view of tha iaet that almost every player of ina strong 1913 combination is in uniform again, this appears to be reasonable hope. cornell, with two defeats already marked up against her, faces the Car lisie Indians. Last season the red men won from the Ithaca eleven, to 0. but the aborignes have not as yet shown form equal to that of 1913 Another conqueror of Cornell the University of Pittsburg, will play against the navy, and the result will De awaited with more than usual in terest which attaches to early season games. The Pittsburg team includes d humber of veterans, members of the 1913 eleven which defeated Cornell Carlisle and Lafayette and held the navy to a no-score tie. The Yale-Lehigh game at New Haven IS expected to develop a closer contest than year ago when the visitors lost. 37 to 0. Much the same conditions prevail at Princeton where Syracuse will oppose the Tigers. Syracuse has shown both speed and power against Hobart and Hamilton, scoring 11S points against these two teams. but Princeton is a proposition of entirely different cali bre. Other games which are expected to produce close scores include the Army Rutgers, Amherst Brown. Pennsyl- Vania- Lafayette and BucknelI- -SWarth- moro struggles. The principal games in the east and the scores, in cases where the same col leges met last season. follow Washington and Jefferson at liar. yard; did not meet. Carlisle at Cornell: TO. Syracuse at Princeton; 0–⁠13. Lehigh at Yale; 0-S7. Amherst at Brown did not meet Dartmouth at Williams; 4S-6. Lafayette at Pennsylvania; 0–⁠1O. Rutgers at Army; 0–⁠29. Pittsburg at Navy; GO. Virginia Medical college at George town: O-21. Bucknell at swarthmore; did not meet. Gettysburg at Penn State; o-16. Union at Wesleyan; 3–⁠16 Rochester at Fordham; did not meet.

  • The The Washington times's story: Football Results

    The Washington times, October 11, 1914, page 16 (results column)

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    Football Results Georgetown, Al; Scrubs, o. st. Johns, 3: Catholic University, O.. Maryland Aggies, J13: Western Mary. land, 20 Princeton, u: Syracuse, z. Harvard, 10: Washington and Jeffer. son, 8. Yale, 20: Lehigh, 8. Pennsylvania, o: Lafayette, O. Cornell, 21: Carlisle, 0. Brown. o. Amherst, o. Navy. 6: Pittsburgh. 13. Army, 13: Rutgers. 0. Michigan. %: Vanderbilt, 8. Michigan A. c.. 60: Alma, O. Notre Dame, 103: Rose Poly, g. Wisconsin, As: Marquette, O. Illinois. 81: Indiana, O. Chicago. %: Northwestern, o.. Minnesota, 2S: Ames. 0. Iowa, 40; Cornell College, o. Virginia NJ. l., 50; william and Mary,0. Springfield, a5: Holy Cross. 0. Franklin and Marshall. 5; Lebanon Valley. o. Tufts, 40: Colby. II. Colgate, 25: Massachusetts, A. c., Z Fordham. q; Rochester, o. Penn state. 13: Gettysburg, 0. Union. Z; wesleyan, 0. Stevens. 13: Johns Hopkins, Is. Gallaudet. 81: Bliss Electrical, 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)

Penn State 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Penn State leads 25–⁠0–⁠1 in 26 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Penn State 32, Gettysburg 6
1934Penn State 32, Gettysburg 6
1928Penn State 12, Gettysburg 0
1927Penn State 34, Gettysburg 13
1924Penn State 26, Gettysburg 0
1923Penn State 20, Gettysburg 0

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