1895 Penn State

0–⁠1–⁠1, coached by George W. Hoskins. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠2–⁠3, over seven games to the two on file here.

Penn State, 1895
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1895, game by game: tied at Cornell 0–0; lost at Pennsylvania 4–35+7−31Tied 0–0 at Cornell0CornellLost 4–35 at Pennsylvania-31Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5atCornellT 0–⁠039%
Nov 9atPennsylvaniaL 4–⁠3517%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 35–⁠4.

In program history: The 112th-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 1895 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
Sep 25vsGettysburgW 20–⁠6Penn State’s article
Oct 26vsBucknellW 16–⁠0Penn State’s article
Nov 16atPittsburgh Athletic ClubclubL 10–⁠11Penn State’s article
Nov 18atWashington & JeffersonT 6–⁠6Penn State’s article
Nov 28atWestern ReserveT 8–⁠8Penn State’s article
Record
0–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
—
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
4–⁠35
Coach
George W. Hoskins
Elo
1497 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Walter McCaskey