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1951 Penn State

5–⁠4, coached by Rip Engle.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1951, game by game: won vs. Boston University 40–34; lost vs. Villanova 14–20; won at Nebraska 15–7; lost vs. No. 3 Michigan State 21–32; won vs. West Virginia 13–7; lost at Purdue 0–28; won vs. Syracuse 32–13; won at Rutgers 13–7; lost at Pittsburgh 7–13+19−28Won 40–34 vs. Boston University+6Boston Universi…Lost 14–20 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaWon 15–7 at Nebraska+8NebraskaLost 21–32 vs. No. 3 Michigan State-11No. 3 Michigan StateWon 13–7 vs. West Virginia+6West VirginiaLost 0–28 at Purdue-28PurdueWon 32–13 vs. Syracuse+19SyracuseWon 13–7 at Rutgers+6RutgersLost 7–13 at Pittsburgh-6Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsBoston UniversityW 40–⁠3471%
Oct 6vsVillanovaL 14–⁠2044%
Oct 13atNebraskaW 15–⁠747%
Oct 20vs3Michigan StateL 21–⁠3236%
Oct 27vsWest VirginiaW 13–⁠771%
Nov 3atPurdueL 0–⁠2860%
Nov 10vsSyracuseW 32–⁠1359%
Nov 17atRutgersW 13–⁠745%
Nov 24atPittsburghL 7–⁠1363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 107th-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
155–⁠161
Coach
Rip Engle
Elo
1515 −11 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.2 No. 60 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Art Betts and Len Shephard