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1935 Penn State

4–⁠4, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1935, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 12–6; won vs. McDaniel 2–0; won vs. Lehigh 26–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–9; lost at Syracuse 3–7; won vs. Villanova 27–13; lost at Pennsylvania 6–33; lost at Bucknell 0–2+26−27Won 12–6 vs. Lebanon Valley+6Lebanon ValleyWon 2–0 vs. McDaniel+2McDanielWon 26–0 vs. Lehigh+26LehighLost 0–9 at Pittsburgh-9PittsburghLost 3–7 at Syracuse-4SyracuseWon 27–13 vs. Villanova+14VillanovaLost 6–33 at Pennsylvania-27PennsylvaniaLost 0–2 at Bucknell-2Bucknell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsLebanon ValleyW 12–⁠686%
Oct 12vsMcDanielW 2–⁠076%
Oct 19vsLehighW 26–⁠092%
Oct 26atPittsburghL 0–⁠916%
Nov 2atSyracuseL 3–⁠728%
Nov 9vsVillanovaW 27–⁠1341%
Nov 16atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠3342%
Nov 23atBucknellL 0–⁠237%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bucknell 2–⁠0.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
76–⁠70
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1441 −3 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.3 No. 79 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert Weber