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1940 Penn State

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1940, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 9–0; won vs. West Virginia 17–13; won at Lehigh 34–0; won at Temple 18–0; won vs. South Carolina 12–0; tied at Syracuse 13–13; won vs. New York University 25–0; lost at Pittsburgh 7–20+34−13Won 9–0 vs. Bucknell+9BucknellWon 17–13 vs. West Virginia+4West VirginiaWon 34–0 at Lehigh+34LehighWon 18–0 at Temple+18TempleWon 12–0 vs. South Carolina+12South CarolinaTied 13–13 at Syracuse0SyracuseWon 25–0 vs. New York University+25New York Univer…Lost 7–20 at Pittsburgh-13Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsBucknellW 9–⁠073%
Oct 12vsWest VirginiaW 17–⁠1375%
Oct 19atLehighW 34–⁠092%
Oct 26atTempleW 18–⁠061%
Nov 2vsSouth CarolinaW 12–⁠083%
Nov 9atSyracuseT 13–⁠1359%
Nov 16vsNew York UniversityW 25–⁠080%
Nov 23atPittsburghL 7–⁠2050%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18
  2. Wk 4: 16
  3. Wk 5: 20
  4. Wk 6: 20

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 1940.

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
135–⁠46
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1572 +37 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.5 No. 51 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Leon Gajecki