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1950 Penn State

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Rip Engle.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1950, game by game: won vs. Georgetown 34–14; lost at No. 4 Army 7–41; lost at Syracuse 7–27; lost at Nebraska 0–19; tied vs. Temple 7–7; won at Boston College 20–13; won vs. West Virginia 27–0; won vs. Rutgers 18–14; won at Pittsburgh 21–20+27−34Won 34–14 vs. Georgetown+20GeorgetownLost 7–41 at No. 4 Army-34No. 4 ArmyLost 7–27 at Syracuse-20SyracuseLost 0–19 at Nebraska-19NebraskaTied 7–7 vs. Temple0TempleWon 20–13 at Boston College+7Boston CollegeWon 27–0 vs. West Virginia+27West VirginiaWon 18–14 vs. Rutgers+4RutgersWon 21–20 at Pittsburgh+1Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsGeorgetownW 34–⁠1472%
Oct 7at4ArmyL 7–⁠4127%
Oct 14atSyracuseL 7–⁠2759%
Oct 21atNebraskaL 0–⁠1952%
Oct 28vsTempleT 7–⁠762%
Nov 4atBoston CollegeW 20–⁠1356%
Nov 11vsWest VirginiaW 27–⁠073%
Nov 18vsRutgersW 18–⁠1460%
Nov 25atPittsburghW 21–⁠2056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠155
Coach
Rip Engle
Elo
1539 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.3 No. 76 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Owen Dougherty