McComas Power Index

1959 NCAA Football | Penn State Schedule & Results

Record: 9-2 (Eastern Independent, 4-2)

Points For: 262 (23.00 per game) | Points Against: 112 (10.00 per game)

MPI: 0.7864 (5 out of 112) | SOS: 0.6040 (9)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 19 W Missouri (6-5-0) 0.5827 (36) 19 8  
Sep 26 W @ Virginia Military Institute (8-1-1) 0.6979 (18) 21 0  
Oct 03 W @ Colgate * (2-7-0) 0.3297 (93) 58 20  
Oct 10 W Army * (4-4-1) 0.4622 (67) 17 11  
Oct 17 W @ Boston University * (4-5-0) 0.4665 (66) 21 12  
Oct 24 W Illinois (5-3-1) 0.6234 (26) 20 9 @ Cleveland, OH
Oct 31 W West Virginia (3-7-0) 0.3774 (84) 28 10  
Nov 07 L @ Syracuse * (11-0-0) 0.9083 (1) 18 20  
Nov 14 W @ Holy Cross * (6-4-0) 0.5566 (42) 46 0  
Nov 21 L Pittsburgh * (6-4-0) 0.5901 (34) 7 22  
Dec 19 W Alabama (7-2-2) 0.7270 (13) 7 0 @ Philadelphia, PA
 

* Denotes a conference game.