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1937 Penn State

5–⁠3, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1937, game by game: lost at Cornell 19–26; won vs. Gettysburg 32–6; won vs. Bucknell 30–14; won vs. Lehigh 14–7; lost at Syracuse 13–19; won at Pennsylvania 7–0; won vs. Maryland 21–14; lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh 7–28+26−21Lost 19–26 at Cornell-7CornellWon 32–6 vs. Gettysburg+26GettysburgWon 30–14 vs. Bucknell+16BucknellWon 14–7 vs. Lehigh+7LehighLost 13–19 at Syracuse-6SyracuseWon 7–0 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaWon 21–14 vs. Maryland+7MarylandLost 7–28 at No. 1 Pittsburgh-21No. 1 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atCornellL 19–⁠2649%
Oct 2vsGettysburgW 32–⁠686%
Oct 9vsBucknellW 30–⁠1455%
Oct 16vsLehighW 14–⁠792%
Oct 30atSyracuseL 13–⁠1947%
Nov 6atPennsylvaniaW 7–⁠032%
Nov 13vsMarylandW 21–⁠1450%
Nov 20at1PittsburghL 7–⁠2816%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠114
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1506 +40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.1 No. 42 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Sam Donato and John Economos }}