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1949 Penn State

5–⁠4, coached by Joe Bedenk.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1949, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 6–27; lost at Army 7–42; won vs. Boston College 32–14; won vs. Nebraska 22–7; lost at No. 15 Michigan State 0–24; won vs. Syracuse 33–21; won at West Virginia 34–14; won at Temple 28–7; lost at Pittsburgh 0–19+21−35Lost 6–27 vs. Villanova-21VillanovaLost 7–42 at Army-35ArmyWon 32–14 vs. Boston College+18Boston CollegeWon 22–7 vs. Nebraska+15NebraskaLost 0–24 at No. 15 Michigan State-24No. 15 Michigan StateWon 33–21 vs. Syracuse+12SyracuseWon 34–14 at West Virginia+20West VirginiaWon 28–7 at Temple+21TempleLost 0–19 at Pittsburgh-19Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsVillanovaL 6–⁠2755%
Oct 1atArmyL 7–⁠4231%
Oct 8vsBoston CollegeW 32–⁠1464%
Oct 15vsNebraskaW 22–⁠780%
Oct 22at15Michigan StateL 0–⁠2436%
Oct 29vsSyracuseW 33–⁠2184%
Nov 5atWest VirginiaW 34–⁠1458%
Nov 12atTempleW 28–⁠767%
Nov 19atPittsburghL 0–⁠1957%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠175
Coach
Joe Bedenk
Elo
1588 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.5 No. 46 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Robert C. Hicks and Neg Norton

Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 3Don Murray OTLos Angeles Rams