1955 Penn State
5–4, coached by Rip Engle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Boston University 35–0Sep 24
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsBoston University | W 35–0 | 63% |
| Oct 1 | at Army | L 6–35 | 42% |
| Oct 8 | at Virginia | W 26–7 | 74% |
| Oct 15 | vs Navy | L 14–34 | 46% |
| Oct 22 | at West Virginia | L 7–21 | 32% |
| Oct 29 | at Pennsylvania | W 20–0 | 77% |
| Nov 5 | vs Syracuse | W 21–20 | 57% |
| Nov 12 | at Rutgers | W 34–13 | 81% |
| Nov 19 | vs Pittsburgh | L 0–20 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 18
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 1955.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 163–150
- Coach
- Rip Engle
- Elo
- 1563 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.6 No. 62 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Otto Kneidinger and Frank Reich
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 1 | Lenny Moore RB | Baltimore Colts |