1890 Penn State

0–⁠2. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠2, over four games to the two on file here.

Penn State, 1890
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1890, game by game: lost at Pennsylvania 0–20; lost at Franklin & Marshall 0–10+7−20Lost 0–20 at Pennsylvania-20PennsylvaniaLost 0–10 at Franklin & Marshall-10Franklin & Mars…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 11atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2034%
Oct 12atFranklin & MarshallL 0–⁠1055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Franklin & Marshall 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 135th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Penn State’s 1890 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 15vsAltoona Athletic AssociationclubW 68–⁠0Penn State’s article
Nov 27atBellefonte AcademyschoolW 23–⁠0Penn State’s article
Record
0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
0–⁠30
Coach
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Elo
1394 −47 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harvey McLean