1964 Penn State

6–⁠4, coached by Rip Engle.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1964, game by game: lost vs. Navy 8–21; lost at UCLA 14–21; lost vs. Oregon 14–22; won at Army 6–2; lost vs. No. 7 Syracuse 14–21; won at West Virginia 37–8; won vs. Maryland 17–9; won at No. 2 Ohio State 27–0; won at Houston 24–7; won vs. Pittsburgh 28–0+29−13Lost 8–21 vs. Navy-13NavyLost 14–21 at UCLA-7UCLALost 14–22 vs. Oregon-8OregonWon 6–2 at Army+4ArmyLost 14–21 vs. No. 7 Syracuse-7No. 7 SyracuseWon 37–8 at West Virginia+29West VirginiaWon 17–9 vs. Maryland+8MarylandWon 27–0 at No. 2 Ohio State+27No. 2 Ohio StateWon 24–7 at Houston+17HoustonWon 28–0 vs. Pittsburgh+28Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsNavyL 8–⁠2157%
Sep 26atUCLAL 14–⁠2160%
Oct 3vsOregonL 14–⁠2250%
Oct 10atArmyW 6–⁠239%
Oct 17vs7SyracuseL 14–⁠2144%
Oct 24atWest VirginiaW 37–⁠847%
Oct 31vsMarylandW 17–⁠975%
Nov 7at2Ohio StateW 27–⁠029%
Nov 14atHoustonW 24–⁠770%
Nov 21vsPittsburghW 28–⁠068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 46th-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 1964.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
189–⁠111
Coach
Rip Engle
Elo
1672 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 15 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Bowes

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 3Glenn Ressler C/MGBaltimore Colts