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1957 Penn State

6–⁠3, coached by Rip Engle.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1957, game by game: won at Pennsylvania 19–14; lost vs. No. 12 Army 13–27; won vs. William & Mary 21–13; lost vs. Vanderbilt 20–32; won at Syracuse 20–12; won vs. West Virginia 27–6; won at Marquette 20–7; won at Holy Cross 14–10; lost at Pittsburgh 13–14+21−14Won 19–14 at Pennsylvania+5PennsylvaniaLost 13–27 vs. No. 12 Army-14No. 12 ArmyWon 21–13 vs. William & Mary+8William & MaryLost 20–32 vs. Vanderbilt-12VanderbiltWon 20–12 at Syracuse+8SyracuseWon 27–6 vs. West Virginia+21West VirginiaWon 20–7 at Marquette+13MarquetteWon 14–10 at Holy Cross+4Holy CrossLost 13–14 at Pittsburgh-1Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atPennsylvaniaW 19–⁠1467%
Oct 5vs12ArmyL 13–⁠2759%
Oct 12vsWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠1380%
Oct 19vsVanderbiltL 20–⁠3268%
Oct 26atSyracuseW 20–⁠1225%
Nov 2vsWest VirginiaW 27–⁠651%
Nov 9atMarquetteW 20–⁠785%
Nov 16atHoly CrossW 14–⁠1057%
Nov 23atPittsburghL 13–⁠1450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 19

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 1957.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
167–⁠135
Coach
Rip Engle
Elo
1604 +30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.3 No. 44 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Sabol

Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 4Les Walters EBaltimore Colts