
1966 Penn State
5–5, coached by Joe Paterno. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Virginia 38–6Oct 22
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs | W 15–7 | 72% |
| Sep 24 | at | L 8–42 | 30% |
| Oct 1 | at | L 0–11 | 49% |
| Oct 8 | vs | W 30–21 | 66% |
| Oct 15 | at | L 11–49 | 28% |
| Oct 22 | at | W 38–6 | 53% |
| Oct 29 | vs | W 33–15 | 68% |
| Nov 5 | vs | L 10–12 | 51% |
| Nov 12 | at | L 0–21 | 28% |
| Nov 19 | at | W 48–24 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 48–24; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 80th-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 1966.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 193–208
- Coach
- Joe Paterno
- Elo
- 1575 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.4 No. 49 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim O’Hora
- Captains
- Mike Irwin and John Runnells
- Offense
- I formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 2 | David Rowe DT | New Orleans Saints |