1928 Penn State

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Hugo Bezdek.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1928, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 25–0; won vs. Gettysburg 12–0; lost vs. Bucknell 0–6; lost at Pennsylvania 0–14; tied vs. Syracuse 6–6; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–9; won vs. George Washington 50–0; lost at Lafayette 0–7; lost at Pittsburgh 0–26+50−26Won 25–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+25Lebanon ValleyWon 12–0 vs. Gettysburg+12GettysburgLost 0–6 vs. Bucknell-6BucknellLost 0–14 at Pennsylvania-14PennsylvaniaTied 6–6 vs. Syracuse0SyracuseLost 0–9 vs. Notre Dame-9Notre DameWon 50–0 vs. George Washington+50George Washingt…Lost 0–7 at Lafayette-7LafayetteLost 0–26 at Pittsburgh-26Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 26–⁠0.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
93–⁠68
Coach
Hugo Bezdek
Elo
1453 −83 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.4 No. 68 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Donn Greenshields and Steven Hamas }}