1952 Penn State
7–2–1, coached by Rip Engle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 16 Pittsburgh 17–0Nov 22
Pittsburgh was ranked No. 16, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Temple | W 20–13 | 68% |
| Sep 27 | vs Purdue | T 20–20 | 58% |
| Oct 4 | vs William & Mary | W 35–23 | 58% |
| Oct 11 | at West Virginia | W 35–21 | 63% |
| Oct 18 | vs Nebraska | W 10–0 | 67% |
| Oct 25 | at 1Michigan State | L 7–34 | 22% |
| Nov 1 | at 17Pennsylvania | W 14–7 | 36% |
| Nov 8 | at Syracuse | L 7–25 | 47% |
| Nov 15 | vs Rutgers | W 7–6 | 71% |
| Nov 22 | at 16Pittsburgh | W 17–0 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 17–0; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 20
- Wk 4: 19
- Wk 5: 17
- Wk 7: 15
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 1952.
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 15
- Points
- 172–149
- Coach
- Rip Engle
- Elo
- 1599 +90 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.7 No. 37 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Joe Gratson and Stewart Scheetz