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1936 Penn State

3–⁠5, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1936, game by game: won vs. Muhlenberg 45–0; lost vs. Villanova 0–13; lost at Lehigh 6–7; lost at Cornell 7–13; won vs. Syracuse 18–0; lost at No. 5 Pittsburgh 7–34; lost at No. 11 Pennsylvania 12–19; won vs. Bucknell 14–0+45−27Won 45–0 vs. Muhlenberg+45MuhlenbergLost 0–13 vs. Villanova-13VillanovaLost 6–7 at Lehigh-1LehighLost 7–13 at Cornell-6CornellWon 18–0 vs. Syracuse+18SyracuseLost 7–34 at No. 5 Pittsburgh-27No. 5 PittsburghLost 12–19 at No. 11 Pennsylvania-7No. 11 PennsylvaniaWon 14–0 vs. Bucknell+14Bucknell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsMuhlenbergW 45–⁠086%
Oct 10vsVillanovaL 0–⁠1345%
Oct 17atLehighL 6–⁠785%
Oct 24atCornellL 7–⁠1345%
Oct 31vsSyracuseW 18–⁠057%
Nov 7at5PittsburghL 7–⁠3416%
Nov 14at11PennsylvaniaL 12–⁠1923%
Nov 21vsBucknellW 14–⁠051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bucknell 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠86
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1448 −12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.1 No. 71 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Chuck Cherundolo