1938 Penn State

3–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1938, game by game: won vs. Maryland 33–0; lost vs. Bucknell 0–14; won at Lehigh 59–6; lost at Cornell 6–21; won vs. Syracuse 33–6; lost vs. Lafayette 0–7; tied at Pennsylvania 7–7; lost at No. 5 Pittsburgh 0–26+53−26Won 33–0 vs. Maryland+33MarylandLost 0–14 vs. Bucknell-14BucknellWon 59–6 at Lehigh+53LehighLost 6–21 at Cornell-15CornellWon 33–6 vs. Syracuse+27SyracuseLost 0–7 vs. Lafayette-7LafayetteTied 7–7 at Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaLost 0–26 at No. 5 Pittsburgh-26No. 5 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsMarylandW 33–⁠060%
Oct 8vsBucknellL 0–⁠1478%
Oct 15atLehighW 59–⁠687%
Oct 22atCornellL 6–⁠2133%
Oct 29vsSyracuseW 33–⁠654%
Nov 5vsLafayetteL 0–⁠780%
Nov 12atPennsylvaniaT 7–⁠740%
Nov 19at5PittsburghL 0–⁠2613%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
138–⁠87
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1464 −40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.8 No. 47 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dean Hanley