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1943 Penn State

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1943, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 14–0; lost at North Carolina 0–19; tied vs. Colgate 0–0; lost at No. 3 Navy 6–14; won at Maryland 45–0; won vs. West Virginia 32–7; lost at Cornell 0–13; won vs. Temple 13–0; won at Pittsburgh 14–0+45−19Won 14–0 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellLost 0–19 at North Carolina-19North CarolinaTied 0–0 vs. Colgate0ColgateLost 6–14 at No. 3 Navy-8No. 3 NavyWon 45–0 at Maryland+45MarylandWon 32–7 vs. West Virginia+25West VirginiaLost 0–13 at Cornell-13CornellWon 13–0 vs. Temple+13TempleWon 14–0 at Pittsburgh+14Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsBucknellW 14–⁠073%
Oct 2atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1954%
Oct 9vsColgateT 0–⁠060%
Oct 16at3NavyL 6–⁠1435%
Oct 23atMarylandW 45–⁠056%
Oct 30vsWest VirginiaW 32–⁠772%
Nov 6atCornellL 0–⁠1367%
Nov 13vsTempleW 13–⁠077%
Nov 20atPittsburghW 14–⁠062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 78th-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 1943.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
124–⁠53
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1581 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.6 No. 42 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Jaffurs