Penn State at Lehigh
Saturday, November 11, 1916 Share
Penn State beat Lehigh 10–7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Lehigh led the series 4–3.
FinalHigh 62°F, low 38°F
In the newspapers
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New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 12, 1916, page 19
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PENN STATE DEFEATS LEHICH BY 10 TO ] South Bethlehem. Penn, Nov. IL Edyerton, q tall Penn State player took part for Just one minute IN the annual came with Lehigh to-day, but he kicked a field goal which spelled defeat for the Brown and White. Penn state won the struggle in Taylor Stadium by the score of 10 to 7. Lehigh, in the fourth period, opened On an avalanche OF fGrward passes that completely dazed the visitors. and not only scored one touch down, but came near making another. A lucky tumble led up 70 state 3 drop kick In the second period. Conover fell on the pigskin on Lehigh’s 35-yard line. From here Clark, by brilliant running. advanced the ball to Lehigh’s 2o.yard line. Edgerton was then rushed into the game and kicked d field goal. n, The most brilliant work by Penn state occurred In the latter part OF the third period. The period was almost over, when Ewing snesked his way twenty yards through Lehigh’s line 10 the Brown and Whites l5-yard marx. On the very first play after the fourth period started Ewing catapulted ms form over the line for a touchdown.

The sun, New York, November 12, 1916, page 1
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PENN STATE Lehigh Defeated, 10 to 2, with 10000 Looking On. SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov. ll.-Before 10000 spectators here to-day Penn s~ylvania state triumphed over Lehigh by a 10 to I score. Edgerton for Penn State scored a drop kick in the second period, and In the third Ewing added a touch down. Hurley scored Lehigh’s touch down. Hurley scored Lehigh’s touchdown In the fourth period on a succession OF for ward passes. Lehigh made nine frss downs and Penn State eleven. Lehigh suffered seventy yards in penalties and Penn State sixty.
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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Penn State–Lehigh gamePenn State leads 16–6–1 in 23 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.
| 1942 | Penn State 19, Lehigh 3 | |
| 1941 | Penn State 40, Lehigh 6 | |
| 1940 | Penn State 34, Lehigh 0 | |
| 1939 | Penn State 49, Lehigh 7 | |
| 1938 | Penn State 59, Lehigh 6 | |
| 1937 | Penn State 14, Lehigh 7 |
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gamevs. LafayetteNov. 17, 1916
- SeasonPenn State in 1916
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Lehigh
- Next gamevs. Franklin & MarshallNov. 18, 1916
- SeasonLehigh in 1916
- ProgramLehigh history and records

