CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1939 Penn State

5–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1939, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 13–3; won vs. Lehigh 49–7; lost at No. 12 Cornell 0–47; tied at Syracuse 6–6; won vs. Maryland 12–0; won at Pennsylvania 10–0; tied at Army 14–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 10–0+42−47Won 13–3 vs. Bucknell+10BucknellWon 49–7 vs. Lehigh+42LehighLost 0–47 at No. 12 Cornell-47No. 12 CornellTied 6–6 at Syracuse0SyracuseWon 12–0 vs. Maryland+12MarylandWon 10–0 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaTied 14–14 at Army0ArmyWon 10–0 vs. Pittsburgh+10Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsBucknellW 13–⁠369%
Oct 14vsLehighW 49–⁠793%
Oct 21at12CornellL 0–⁠4726%
Oct 28atSyracuseT 6–⁠643%
Nov 4vsMarylandW 12–⁠074%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaW 10–⁠035%
Nov 18atArmyT 14–⁠1443%
Nov 25vsPittsburghW 10–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1939.

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
114–⁠77
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1553 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.9 No. 52 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Spike Alter