During the twelve days between the W. & J. game and Thanksgiving, Coach Thompson worked the team hard with the assistance of former players “Tex” Richards, Karl Dallenbach, Frank Van Doren and Norman Budd, in addition to his able assistants Floyd Rose and Alexander Stevenson, for their final game of the season versus Penn State.

Unbeaten Penn State under second year coach Bill Hollenback was out for revenge and needed one more win against Pitt to secure the Spalding Trophy permanently.
 
Graduate Manager Hurst had “six tons of straw scattered over Forbes Field to protect the ground from freezing.”


The Post-Gazette wrote: 
“On a perfect gridiron and on a rare November afternoon the Penn State football team defeated the University of Pittsburgh eleven yesterday afternoon at Forbes Field by a score of 3-0.
 (Pete) Mauthe, the white and gold's fullback, kicked a goal from placement in the first quarter....The last act of the annual football drama at the University of Pittsburgh was well staged.
 The scenario was the bare hills of Schenley Park as a drop curtain; a dry field, scattered over with straw, was the stage, and the actors were 22 brawny young men, intent on winning for their alma maters the most important game of the year.
 About 20,000 persons saw the contest, the largest crowd that ever witnessed a collegiate game in western Pennsylvania.”

The first quarter was played in Pitt territory.
 Tillie Dewar fumbled an onside kick and State recovered on Pitt's 35-yard line.
 State advanced the ball to the twenty-four and the Pitt defense stiffened and forced a 33-yard field goal try that missed.
 Pitt punted and four plays later the State offense was on the Pitt four yard line.
 The Pitt defense held and took over possession at their one.
 Pitt punted and State had possession on the twenty-three.
 On third down Pete Mauthe kicked a field goal for the only points of the game.

Early in the second quarter, Pitt advanced the ball to the State twenty-three and muffed a field goal try.
 They kept possession and George Brown gained eight yards to the fifteen, but they could not pick up the first down.
 After an exchange of punts State end Dexter Very fumbled and James Stevenson recovered for Pitt on State's thirty yard line.
 Four plays advanced the ball to the five and Jack Lindsay's dropkick was blocked.
 The Pitt offense got the ball back and Ralph Galvin missed a twenty-five yard field goal.
 Pitt had the ball on the State twenty-four as the half ended.

Early in the third quarter, Penn State advanced the ball to the Pitt fourteen yard line where George Brown intercepted a "Shorty" Miller pass.
 After a series of punts, the State offense was on the Pitt nine yard line.
 State halfback King was given the ball on three straight downs but could not penetrate the goal line.
   After an exchange of possessions, “(Hube) Wagner intercepted State quarterback Miller's pass on Pitt's thirty-five yard line and ran to State's 36-yard line, being tackled by Very.”

The fourth quarter was a punting duel played in the center of the gridiron.
 Tillie Dewar “had a finger and his knee dislocated, and was carried off the field.”
 He was replaced by William Connelly, who had “a small bone in his leg broken but was able to finish the game.”
 State had the ball on their forty-four yard line as time expired.
 Penn State 3 - Pitt 0.
 Penn State took possession of the Spalding Trophy.


W. B. McVicker of The Pittsburgh Press praised Hube Wagner's performance:
”I just had opportunities and few players overlook them on the gridiron.”
  This statement was made by Hube Wagner.
 Pitt's star left end, who yesterday played the greatest individual game that has ever been seen on Forbes Field, although he and his teammates were defeated by their time honored rivals-Penn State, 3-0.
 Wagner may have taken advantage of the opportunities that came his way yesterday, but it is the consensus of opinion that most of these were made by the star end and then taken hold of...Defensively, in one period of the game he made seven consecutive tackles...During the last few
During the twelve days between the W. & J. game and Thanksgiving, Coach Thompson worked the team hard with the assistance of former players “Tex” Richards, Karl Dallenbach, Frank Van Doren and Norman Budd, in addition to his able assistants Floyd Rose and Alexander Stevenson, for their final game of the season versus Penn State.
Unbeaten Penn State under second year coach Bill Hollenback was out for revenge and needed one more win against Pitt to secure the Spalding Trophy permanently.  
Graduate Manager Hurst had “six tons of straw scattered over Forbes Field to protect the ground from freezing.”

The Post-Gazette wrote: 
“On a perfect gridiron and on a rare November afternoon the Penn State football team defeated the University of Pittsburgh eleven yesterday afternoon at Forbes Field by a score of 3-0.  (Pete) Mauthe, the white and gold's fullback, kicked a goal from placement in the first quarter....The last act of the annual football drama at the University of Pittsburgh was well staged.  The scenario was the bare hills of Schenley Park as a drop curtain; a dry field, scattered over with straw, was the stage, and the actors were 22 brawny young men, intent on winning for their alma maters the most important game of the year.  About 20,000 persons saw the contest, the largest crowd that ever witnessed a collegiate game in western Pennsylvania.”
The first quarter was played in Pitt territory.  Tillie Dewar fumbled an onside kick and State recovered on Pitt's 35-yard line.  State advanced the ball to the twenty-four and the Pitt defense stiffened and forced a 33-yard field goal try that missed.  Pitt punted and four plays later the State offense was on the Pitt four yard line.  The Pitt defense held and took over possession at their one.  Pitt punted and State had possession on the twenty-three.  On third down Pete Mauthe kicked a field goal for the only points of the game.
Early in the second quarter, Pitt advanced the ball to the State twenty-three and muffed a field goal try.  They kept possession and George Brown gained eight yards to the fifteen, but they could not pick up the first down.  After an exchange of punts State end Dexter Very fumbled and James Stevenson recovered for Pitt on State's thirty yard line.  Four plays advanced the ball to the five and Jack Lindsay's dropkick was blocked.  The Pitt offense got the ball back and Ralph Galvin missed a twenty-five yard field goal.  Pitt had the ball on the State twenty-four as the half ended.
Early in the third quarter, Penn State advanced the ball to the Pitt fourteen yard line where George Brown intercepted a "Shorty" Miller pass.  After a series of punts, the State offense was on the Pitt nine yard line.  State halfback King was given the ball on three straight downs but could not penetrate the goal line.    After an exchange of possessions, “(Hube) Wagner intercepted State quarterback Miller's pass on Pitt's thirty-five yard line and ran to State's 36-yard line, being tackled by Very.”
The fourth quarter was a punting duel played in the center of the gridiron.  Tillie Dewar “had a finger and his knee dislocated, and was carried off the field.”  He was replaced by William Connelly, who had “a small bone in his leg broken but was able to finish the game.”  State had the ball on their forty-four yard line as time expired.  Penn State 3 - Pitt 0.  Penn State took possession of the Spalding Trophy.

W. B. McVicker of The Pittsburgh Press praised Hube Wagner's performance:
”I just had opportunities and few players overlook them on the gridiron.”   This statement was made by Hube Wagner.  Pitt's star left end, who yesterday played the greatest individual game that has ever been seen on Forbes Field, although he and his teammates were defeated by their time honored rivals-Penn State, 3-0.  Wagner may have taken advantage of the opportunities that came his way yesterday, but it is the consensus of opinion that most of these were made by the star end and then taken hold of...Defensively, in one period of the game he made seven consecutive tackles...During the last few 
1911 Pittsburgh Panthers football team