1893 Penn State

0–⁠1, coached by George W. Hoskins. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠1, over five games to the one on file here.

Penn State, 1893
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 25atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1818%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 18–⁠6.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists five games of Penn State’s 1893 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
Oct 14atVirginiaW 6–⁠0Penn State’s article
Oct 16atColumbia Athletic ClubclubL 6–⁠12Penn State’s article
Nov 6vsPittsburghW 32–⁠0Penn State’s article
Nov 11atBucknellW 36–⁠18Penn State’s article
Nov 30atPittsburgh Athletic ClubclubW 12–⁠0Penn State’s article
Record
0–⁠1
Conference
—
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
6–⁠18
Coach
George W. Hoskins
Elo
1481 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ed Haley