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1919 Penn State

7–⁠1, coached by Hugo Bezdek.

Penn State, 1919
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1919, game by game: won vs. Gettysburg 33–0; won vs. Bucknell 9–0; lost at Dartmouth 13–19; won vs. Ursinus 48–7; won at Pennsylvania 10–0; won vs. Lehigh 20–7; won at Cornell 20–0; won at Pittsburgh 20–0+41−6Won 33–0 vs. Gettysburg+33GettysburgWon 9–0 vs. Bucknell+9BucknellLost 13–19 at Dartmouth-6DartmouthWon 48–7 vs. Ursinus+41UrsinusWon 10–0 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaWon 20–7 vs. Lehigh+13LehighWon 20–0 at Cornell+20CornellWon 20–0 at Pittsburgh+20Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsGettysburgW 33–⁠088%
Oct 11vsBucknellW 9–⁠072%
Oct 18atDartmouthL 13–⁠1947%
Oct 25vsUrsinusW 48–⁠790%
Nov 1atPennsylvaniaW 10–⁠033%
Nov 8vsLehighW 20–⁠774%
Nov 15atCornellW 20–⁠064%
Nov 27atPittsburghW 20–⁠027%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 20–⁠0.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1919.

Consensus All-AmericanBob Higgins, E

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
173–⁠33
Coach
Hugo Bezdek
Elo
1604 +124 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
28.3 No. 1 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bob Higgins