McComas Power Index

1978 NCAA Football | Penn State Schedule & Results

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

Points For: 333 (27.00 per game) | Points Against: 111 (9.00 per game)

MPI: 0.9311 (1 out of 138) | SOS: 0.5686 (30)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 01 W Temple * (7-3-1) 0.6357 (39) 10 7  
Sep 09 W @ Rutgers * (9-3-0) 0.6853 (25) 26 10  
Sep 16 W Ohio State (7-4-1) 0.5821 (49) 19 0  
Sep 23 W @ Southern Methodist (4-6-1) 0.4521 (79) 26 21  
Sep 30 W @ Texas Christian (2-9-0) 0.2689 (122) 58 0  
Oct 07 W Kentucky (4-6-1) 0.4096 (88) 30 0  
Oct 21 W @ Syracuse * (3-8-0) 0.3370 (112) 45 15  
Oct 28 W West Virginia * (2-9-0) 0.2208 (132) 49 21  
Nov 04 W @ Maryland (9-3-0) 0.7093 (18) 27 3  
Nov 11 W @ North Carolina State (9-3-0) 0.6995 (22) 19 10  
Nov 25 W @ Pittsburgh * (8-4-0) 0.6217 (42) 17 10  
Jan 01 L Alabama (11-1-0) 0.8863 (3) 7 14 @ New Orleans, LA
 

* Denotes a conference game.