1921 Penn State

8–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Hugo Bezdek.

Penn State, 1921
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1921, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 53–0; won vs. Gettysburg 24–0; won vs. NC State 35–0; won vs. Lehigh 28–7; tied at Harvard 21–21; won vs. Georgia Tech 28–7; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 28–7; won vs. Navy 13–7; tied at Pittsburgh 0–0; won at Washington 21–7+53Won 53–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+53Lebanon ValleyWon 24–0 vs. Gettysburg+24GettysburgWon 35–0 vs. NC State+35NC StateWon 28–7 vs. Lehigh+21LehighTied 21–21 at Harvard0HarvardWon 28–7 vs. Georgia Tech+21Georgia TechWon 28–7 vs. Carnegie Mellon+21Carnegie MellonWon 13–7 vs. Navy+6NavyTied 0–0 at Pittsburgh0PittsburghWon 21–7 at Washington+14Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 21–⁠7.

In program history: The tied 34th-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 1921.

Record
8–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
251–⁠56
Coach
Hugo Bezdek
Elo
1700 +94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.8 No. 13 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George Snell