Penn State at Pittsburgh

Thursday, November 26, 1914

Pittsburgh beat Penn State 13–⁠3. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 11–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayPenn State5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1914
3
HomePittsburgh8–⁠1 in 1914
13

FinalHigh 62°F, low 39°FAttendance 17,000

In the newspapers

  • The The sun's story: PITT BEATS PENN STATE IN SPECTACULAR GAME Collins Enters Just in Time to Make TOuchdOwn-Final Score Is 13 to 3.

    The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 27, 1914, page 8

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    PITT BEATS PENN STATE IN SPECTACULAR GAME Collins Enters Just in Time to Make TOuchdOwn-Final Score Is 13 to 3. PTrrsBvRG. Nov. ?6.-The Penn state team was put down to defeat here to-day by University OF Plttsburg by a score OF 10 to 2 In one OF the most spectacular football games ever witnessed in this part OF the state. state started off rather weakly. and when Williamson received Lambs kick off the local team went through the Center county BOYS for first downs three times and then a beautiful forward pass Hast ings to Fly. Melted forty yards. Higgins got In the limcllGht here with some great tackling that saved his team from being scored on and Pittshurg lost the ball on downs on States : yard line ON resuming play for the second period Clark, for state. hit the line hard for several gains and GO: the ball 10 PITTS 90 yard line, wher” Lamb tr!cd for field goal but failed. Then Hastings Ivy soma clever lodging made a first down aro’s1d states left and then tried for fiold goal from the ~ Nald line, the ball going under the goal posts Nearly al the action 81 the game was compressed ir,o the third period Of tho contest. as r was in this frame tina; most Of tf.e scoring was done. When nitts burg got Tia. bail to states – ward line Hast ings hoo;-d the sphere over tho post for n feld goa. making the score TO o. state then hraced up and worked the bail down the field on end runs hy clark and Tobn. PITT got into danger on It’s own % yard line and Williamson punttd “a Tohn. who fumbled. and Miller recovered for PIT on states – yard line. Then IIauley, Williamson and Hastings CRASHED into the line In succession un0l ne n’l! was worked 10 the yard line. Here state made a great stand and J.; looked a~ Il 1, would hold PITT Tor dowrs on the I wand line. but Collins wa rushed

  • The The Wheeling intelligencer's story: PITT DEFEATS PENN STATE GOAL xnoN rmxD NJ r.Azxs or TATE AVID TWH rDoW = n8UE OUT. x>.s..ss VS. rAaiv1a..l Star for rsss nakdAg ooe1s rron Ttsid- othsr oood Playa

    The Wheeling intelligencer, Wheeling, W. Va., November 27, 1914, page 7

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    PITT DEFEATS PENN STATE GOAL xnoN rmxD NJ r.Azxs or TATE AVID TWH rDoW = n8UE OUT. x>.s..ss VS. rAaiv1a..l Star for rsss nakdAg ooe1s rron Ttsid- othsr oood Playa PITTSBURGH. Pa. Nov. :s--rhe Tn wersity Of Pfttsburgh’s football eleven closed fts season today with . AZ to ,etofy over fennsylvania State college fitt while II was Lambs goal from field that saved the boys from Nittany from shut-out For almost three periods the teams played In the middle o ttne Held with neither able to force ns way through the Others defense. the first points with a pretty goal from ueld Captain Tobin. OF Pennsylvania state. fumbled the ball In his own ter rltorys Pitts recovered and by serle. OF line piungcs pushed Williamson over Tor touchdown. Hastings kicked goal IN the fourth period three more points were added to Pitts total when Hastings Kicked field goal from the rs yard line. A Few minutes later Lamb duplioated the kick for State. Line up: Rittsburwh IN p.,r C.-.~~.

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story: PENN STATE LOSES TO PITT

    Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., November 26, 1914, page 13

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    PENN STATE LOSES TO PITT pittsburgh, Nov. 27.-The University or Pittsburgh’s football eleven closed its season yesterday with a 13 to 3 victory over Pennsylvania State Col lege. Hastings was the individual star for Pitt, while it was Lambs goal from field that saved Bill Hollenback boys from a shutout. Hastings made the first points with a pretty goal from field. Captain Tobin, OF Penn state fumbled the ball in his own territory; Pitt recovered, and by series of line plunges pushed Williamson over for a touchdown. Hastings kicked the goal. In the fourth period three more points were added to Pitts total. when Has tings kicked a field goal from the 25-yard line. A few minutes later Lamb duplicated the kick for State.

  • The Newark evening star and Newark advertiser's story: Pittsburgh Beats Penn state.

    Newark evening star and Newark advertiser, Newark, N.J., November 27, 1914, page 16

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    Pittsburgh Beats Penn state. Pittsburgh defeated Penn. State in their annual Thanksgiving Day game. played at Pittsburgh. The score was 1873. Collins was rushed into the game when Penn. was holding hard on It’s three yard line and he scored The touchdown that gave Pittsburgh the lead.

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

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Our ratings (scores only)

Pittsburgh 69% 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 83 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

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