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1923 Penn State

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Hugo Bezdek.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1923, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 58–0; won vs. NC State 16–0; won vs. Gettysburg 20–0; won vs. Navy 21–3; tied at West Virginia 13–13; lost at Syracuse 0–10; won vs. Georgia Tech 7–0; won at Pennsylvania 21–0; lost at Pittsburgh 3–20+58−17Won 58–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+58Lebanon ValleyWon 16–0 vs. NC State+16NC StateWon 20–0 vs. Gettysburg+20GettysburgWon 21–3 vs. Navy+18NavyTied 13–13 at West Virginia0West VirginiaLost 0–10 at Syracuse-10SyracuseWon 7–0 vs. Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechWon 21–0 at Pennsylvania+21PennsylvaniaLost 3–20 at Pittsburgh-17Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsLebanon ValleyW 58–⁠093%
Oct 6vsNC StateW 16–⁠067%
Oct 13vsGettysburgW 20–⁠093%
Oct 20vsNavyW 21–⁠353%
Oct 27atWest VirginiaT 13–⁠1340%
Nov 3atSyracuseL 0–⁠1039%
Nov 10vsGeorgia TechW 7–⁠053%
Nov 17atPennsylvaniaW 21–⁠048%
Nov 29atPittsburghL 3–⁠2051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 20–⁠3.

In program history: The 72nd-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 1923.

Consensus All-AmericanHarry Wilson, RB

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
159–⁠46
Coach
Hugo Bezdek
Elo
1603 +60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.4 No. 16 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joe Bedenk