McComas Power Index

1977 NCAA Football | Penn State Schedule & Results

Record: 11-1 (Eastern Independent, 5-0)

Points For: 390 (32.00 per game) | Points Against: 187 (15.00 per game)

MPI: 0.8753 (2 out of 145) | SOS: 0.6194 (4)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 02 W Rutgers * (8-3-0) 0.7028 (26) 45 7 @ East Rutherford, NJ
Sep 17 W @ Houston (6-5-0) 0.5461 (57) 31 14  
Sep 24 W @ Maryland (8-4-0) 0.6182 (43) 27 9  
Oct 01 L @ Kentucky (10-1-0) 0.8218 (6) 20 24  
Oct 08 W @ Utah State (4-7-0) 0.3755 (108) 16 7  
Oct 15 W Syracuse * (6-5-0) 0.5072 (69) 31 24  
Oct 22 W @ West Virginia * (5-6-0) 0.4295 (92) 49 28  
Oct 29 W @ Miami (Florida) (3-8-0) 0.3586 (111) 49 7  
Nov 05 W North Carolina State (8-4-0) 0.6627 (35) 21 17  
Nov 12 W @ Temple * (5-5-1) 0.5254 (68) 44 7  
Nov 26 W Pittsburgh * (9-2-1) 0.7682 (13) 15 13  
Dec 25 W Arizona State (9-3-0) 0.6720 (33) 42 30 @ Tempe, AZ
 

* Denotes a conference game.