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Harvard vs. Penn State

Harvard and Penn State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1913; Harvard leads the series 3–⁠0–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Harvard 3–⁠0.

Harvard wins
3
Penn State wins
0
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1913
Longest streak
1 Harvard
Current streak
1 Harvard
Last 10 meetings
Harvard 3–⁠0
Most recent
1932

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s2–⁠0–⁠1
1920s0–⁠0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠0
Average margin
15 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Harvard
3–⁠0–⁠2 Harvard’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Harvard’s biggest win1932: Harvard 46, Penn State 13by 33 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Harvard and Penn State, 1913 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Washington herald's story of the 1913 game: HARVARD TRIMS Penn STATE, 2g-O Big Red Eleven Displays Great Ability on Rain-Soaked Field. BRICKLEY THE FEATURE Keystone Outfit Unable to Stop Grim son Back Field Star-Mahan nj the Limelight. BRICKLEY THE FEATURE

    1913 · The Washington herald, Oct 26, 1913

  • The The sun's story of the 1914 game: TUMBLE OF KICK ENABLES HARVARD TO TIE PENN STATE On Next Play Long Lateral Pass Starts Wilcox on As Yard Run for Touchdown---Goal Makes Score I3 to 49,

    1914 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Oct 25, 1914

  • The Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current's story of the 1915 game: EDDIE MAHAN HAS ATONED: HARVARD CAME INTO OWN BY BEATING PENN STATE Two rouchdowns scored on strong: AKErcEntion--CrInn0 Supporters Feel Encouraged Now.

    1915 · Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, Oct 31, 1915

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1921 game: PENN STATE GETS 2I TO 2I TIE WITH HARVARD ELEVEN

    1921 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 23, 1921

  • The Evening star's story of the 1932 game: CRIMSON CRUSHES PENN STATE, 46-13 Nittany Lions Air Attack Makes Game Closer Than Score Indicates.

    1932 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 16, 1932

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 15, 1932Harvard 46, Penn State 13at Harvard
Oct 22, 1921Harvard 21, Penn State 21at Harvard
Oct 30, 1915Harvard 13, Penn State 0at Harvard
Oct 24, 1914Harvard 13, Penn State 13at Harvard
Oct 25, 1913Harvard 29, Penn State 0at Harvard

Every game is listed as played on the field.