Swarthmore at Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 13, 1917

Pennsylvania beat Swarthmore 10–⁠0. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 16–⁠3.

AwaySwarthmore1–⁠2 in 1917
0
HomePennsylvania9–⁠2 in 1917
10

FinalHigh 46°F, low 28°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: BERRY HELPS penn ANKSWARTHMORE FuIIback Scores Four Of Ten Points Made by Quakers.

    Evening star, October 14, 1917, page 50

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    BERRY HELPS penn ANKSWARTHMORE FuIIback Scores Four Of Ten Points Made by Quakers. PHILADELPHIA. October 1s.-The reiuvenated foot ball eleven Of the Uni versity OF Pennsylvania today defeated Swarthmore. 10 to 0. Howard Berry, Red and Blue fullback. scored four points and contributed largely to tho others. In the second period Berry dropped the bail as he was tackled at the Swarthmore goal line. Wray. Pennsylvania’s center. recovered 1t for a touchdown, and Berry kicked the goal Just before the end OF the anal period Berry kicked field goal from the o3-yard line. Lineup:

  • The New-York tribune's story: Berry Stars in Penn Victory

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 14, 1917, page 15

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    Berry Stars in Penn Victory PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.-The re- Juvenated football eleven Of the Uni versity Of Pennsylvania to-day defeat ed Swarthmore, 10 to 0. Howard Berry. Red and Blue fullback. scored ! points and contributed largely IN getting the others. In the second Pc Rod Berry dropped the ball as ne was tackled az the Swarthmore goal line. The lire-u0 follows:

  • The Daily Kennebec journal's story: SATURDAYS Football Resuits

    Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 15, 1917, page 1 (results column)

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    SATURDAYS Football Resuits Maine Heavies ~, Univ. OF Maine q. . Kents Hill 20. westbrook Sem. 8. n. H. State 20, Fort Mckinley 0. Coast Patrol 7. Colby Q. Bowdoin 20, Fort Baldwin 0. Delaware I. Haverford Q. Wesleyan o, Stevens 6. Penna State 90, St. Bonaventure 0. Gettysburg 6, John Hopkins 6. Washington and Jefferson Is, West Vlrginia Wesleyan 8. Colgate “a, Bucknell 0. Lafayette IL. Ursinus g. Dickinson “a, Albright 8. Hamilton %. Hobart o. Carnegie Tech. 10, Westminster O. Rhode Island State 80, Worcester Tech. g. Fordham 60, Norwich o. Western Maryland Is. Gallaudet 6. West Virginia 81. Cirlisle 0. Muhlenberg 49, Pennsylvania Military Z. Columbia-vermont cancelled. Syracuse H. Rutgers 10. Dartmouth 80. Middlebury 6. Navy So, Maryland State Q. Pennsylvania 10. Swarthmore 0. University Of Pittsburg Al. Lehigh Q. Army “a, Virginia Military Institute o. Williams IL, Cornell 10. Harvard Varsity Informal 35, Bumkin Naval Reserves 0. Harvard Freshmen Is, Phillips Andover Academy 0. Phillips Exeter 10. Colby Academy 9. Amherst 10. Union S. Bates 0, 18th Co. Of TT. Baldwin 0. Chicago AZ. Vanderbilt 0. Wisconsin 0, Notre Dame 0. Minnesota 81, South Dakota State o. Ohio 40 Northwestern Q. Michigan SO, Mount Union o. Illinois “A, Oklahoma 0. Nebraska A.. Iowa 0. South Dakota 10. North Dakota o. st. Lawrence 0. University OF Rochester O.

  • The The West Virginian's story: Football Results

    The West Virginian, Fairmont, W. Va., October 15, 1917, page 8 (results column)

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    Football Results Pittsburgh, Al; Lehigh, 0. Carnegie Tech, 10; Westminster, o. w, & J., 10; W. Va Wesleyan, 6. Pennsylvania. 10; Swarthmore, 0. Navy, 81; Maryland State, 0. Harvard Fresh, 16; Andover, 0. Muhlenburg, 10; Penn Mil. College, Z. Fordham, so; Norwich, 0. Western Maryland, 10; Gallaudet, West Virginia. 81; Carlisle, o. Welaware, Z; Harvard, 0. Amherst, 10; Union, 6. Army, 81; Va. Mil. Institute, 0. Williams, IA; Cornell, 10. Ohio State. 40; Northwestern, 0. Indiana, 40; st. Louis. 0. Kalamazoo Nor, Z; Michigan Ag. gies, 3. Marietta College, 6S: Marshall. 0. Uni. Of Kentucky, o; Miami, 0. Case, O; Wesleyan, o. oberlin, z; Heidelburg, Z. Wooster, 20; Ohio, 0, Delaware. z; Havreford, 6. Williams, IA; Cornell, 10. Harvard Var In, So; B. L. Nav. Rec, o. Bates College, o; 18th Co. Ft. Bald. win, 0. Bowdoin Col, 25; 10Th Co TT, Bald, win, 0. Portland Nav. Res. 7; Colby Col, lege, o. Syracuse, IA; Rutgers, TO- Purdue, Z; Depauw. Dartmouth, 80; Middlebury Col. G. Michigan, So; Mt Union. 0. Wisconsin, 0; Notre Dame, 0. Illinois, “A; Oklahoma, O. Chicago, 4S; Vanderbilt, 0. Minnesota, “a; South Dakota State, Maine Heav. Art, 27; Maine Uni,

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 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 30–⁠4–⁠1 in 35 meetings, counting the 16 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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