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1891 Penn State

5–⁠2. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠2, over eight games to the seven on file here.

Penn State, 1891
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1891, game by game: won at Lafayette 14–4; lost at Lehigh 2–24; won at Swarthmore 44–0; won at Franklin & Marshall 26–6; won at Gettysburg 18–0; lost at Bucknell 10–12; won at Haverford 58–0+58−22Won 14–4 at Lafayette+10LafayetteLost 2–24 at Lehigh-22LehighWon 44–0 at Swarthmore+44SwarthmoreWon 26–6 at Franklin & Marshall+20Franklin & Mars…Won 18–0 at Gettysburg+18GettysburgLost 10–12 at Bucknell-2BucknellWon 58–0 at Haverford+58Haverford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atLafayetteW 14–⁠448%
Oct 3atLehighL 2–⁠2449%
Oct 17atSwarthmoreW 44–⁠079%
Oct 24atFranklin & MarshallW 26–⁠658%
Oct 27atGettysburgW 18–⁠078%
Nov 7atBucknellL 10–⁠1250%
Dec 5atHaverfordW 58–⁠087%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Haverford 58–⁠0; Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Conference championsthe conference title

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 first in the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
172–⁠46
Coach
—
Elo
1474 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Aull