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1958 Penn State

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Rip Engle.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1958, game by game: lost at Nebraska 7–14; won at Pennsylvania 43–0; lost at No. 5 Army 0–26; won vs. Marquette 40–8; won at Boston University 34–0; lost vs. Syracuse 6–14; won vs. Furman 36–0; tied at West Virginia 14–14; won vs. Holy Cross 32–0; won at No. 19 Pittsburgh 25–21+43−26Lost 7–14 at Nebraska-7NebraskaWon 43–0 at Pennsylvania+43PennsylvaniaLost 0–26 at No. 5 Army-26No. 5 ArmyWon 40–8 vs. Marquette+32MarquetteWon 34–0 at Boston University+34Boston Universi…Lost 6–14 vs. Syracuse-8SyracuseWon 36–0 vs. Furman+36FurmanTied 14–14 at West Virginia0West VirginiaWon 32–0 vs. Holy Cross+32Holy CrossWon 25–21 at No. 19 Pittsburgh+4No. 19 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atNebraskaL 7–⁠1467%
Sep 27atPennsylvaniaW 43–⁠056%
Oct 4at5ArmyL 0–⁠2636%
Oct 11vsMarquetteW 40–⁠884%
Oct 18atBoston UniversityW 34–⁠053%
Oct 25vsSyracuseL 6–⁠1454%
Nov 1vsFurmanW 36–⁠089%
Nov 8atWest VirginiaT 14–⁠1447%
Nov 15vsHoly CrossW 32–⁠059%
Nov 27at19PittsburghW 25–⁠2147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 25–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

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 1958.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠97
Coach
Rip Engle
Elo
1621 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.3 No. 20 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Steve Garban

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 5Maury Schleicher EChicago Cardinals