McComas Power Index

1979 NCAA Football | Penn State Schedule & Results

Record: 8-4 (Eastern Independent, 5-1)

Points For: 257 (21.00 per game) | Points Against: 177 (14.00 per game)

MPI: 0.6727 (30 out of 140) | SOS: 0.6367 (3)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 15 W @ Rutgers * (8-3-0) 0.6913 (22) 45 10  
Sep 22 L @ Texas A&M (6-5-0) 0.5817 (47) 14 27  
Sep 29 L Nebraska (10-2-0) 0.7495 (15) 17 42  
Oct 06 W Maryland (7-4-0) 0.6131 (39) 27 7  
Oct 13 W @ Army * (2-8-1) 0.2801 (123) 24 3  
Oct 20 W Syracuse * (7-5-0) 0.6119 (40) 35 7 @ East Rutherford, NJ
Oct 27 W @ West Virginia * (5-6-0) 0.4890 (77) 31 6  
Nov 03 L @ Miami (Florida) (5-6-0) 0.4427 (91) 10 26  
Nov 10 W North Carolina State (7-4-0) 0.5954 (42) 9 7  
Nov 17 W @ Temple * (10-2-0) 0.7650 (14) 22 7  
Nov 24 L Pittsburgh * (11-1-0) 0.8519 (5) 14 29  
Dec 22 W Tulane (9-3-0) 0.6735 (29) 9 6 @ Memphis, TN
 

* Denotes a conference game.