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1922 Penn State

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Hugo Bezdek.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1922, game by game: won vs. St. Bonaventure 54–0; won vs. William & Mary 27–7; won vs. Gettysburg 20–0; won vs. Lebanon Valley 32–6; won vs. Middlebury 33–0; tied at Syracuse 0–0; lost at Navy 0–14; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 10–0; lost at Pennsylvania 6–7; lost at Pittsburgh 0–14; lost vs. USC 3–14+54−14Won 54–0 vs. St. Bonaventure+54St. BonaventureWon 27–7 vs. William & Mary+20William & MaryWon 20–0 vs. Gettysburg+20GettysburgWon 32–6 vs. Lebanon Valley+26Lebanon ValleyWon 33–0 vs. Middlebury+33MiddleburyTied 0–0 at Syracuse0SyracuseLost 0–14 at Navy-14NavyWon 10–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+10Carnegie MellonLost 6–7 at Pennsylvania-1PennsylvaniaLost 0–14 at Pittsburgh-14PittsburghLost 3–14 vs. USC-11USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsSt. BonaventureW 54–⁠095%
Sep 30vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠782%
Oct 7vsGettysburgW 20–⁠095%
Oct 14vsLebanon ValleyW 32–⁠696%
Oct 21vsMiddleburyW 33–⁠096%
Oct 28atSyracuseT 0–⁠057%
Nov 3atNavyL 0–⁠1448%
Nov 11vsCarnegie MellonW 10–⁠088%
Nov 18atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠757%
Nov 30atPittsburghL 0–⁠1444%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsUSCRose BowlL 3–⁠1468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 14–⁠3 in the Rose Bowl.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1922

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1922.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
185–⁠62
Coach
Hugo Bezdek
Elo
1564 −69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
11.8 No. 26 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Newsh Bentz