1944 Penn State

6–⁠3, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1944, game by game: won vs. Muhlenberg 58–13; lost at Navy 14–55; won vs. Bucknell 20–6; won at Colgate 6–0; lost vs. West Virginia 27–28; won at Syracuse 41–0; won at Temple 7–6; won vs. Maryland 34–19; lost at Pittsburgh 0–14+45−41Won 58–13 vs. Muhlenberg+45MuhlenbergLost 14–55 at Navy-41NavyWon 20–6 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellWon 6–0 at Colgate+6ColgateLost 27–28 vs. West Virginia-1West VirginiaWon 41–0 at Syracuse+41SyracuseWon 7–6 at Temple+1TempleWon 34–19 vs. Maryland+15MarylandLost 0–14 at Pittsburgh-14Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMuhlenbergW 58–⁠1393%
Oct 7atNavyL 14–⁠5537%
Oct 14vsBucknellW 20–⁠670%
Oct 21atColgateW 6–⁠048%
Oct 28vsWest VirginiaL 27–⁠2875%
Nov 4atSyracuseW 41–⁠062%
Nov 11atTempleW 7–⁠667%
Nov 18vsMarylandW 34–⁠1989%
Nov 25atPittsburghL 0–⁠1471%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 96th-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 1944.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠141
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1551 −3 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.9 No. 62 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John R. Chuckran