1896 Penn State

3–⁠4, coached by Samuel Newton.

Penn State, 1896
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1896, game by game: won vs. Gettysburg 40–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 10–4; won vs. Dickinson 8–0; lost at Princeton 0–39; lost at Bucknell 0–10; lost at Pennsylvania 0–27; lost at Carlisle 5–48+40−43Won 40–0 vs. Gettysburg+40GettysburgWon 10–4 vs. Pittsburgh+6PittsburghWon 8–0 vs. Dickinson+8DickinsonLost 0–39 at Princeton-39PrincetonLost 0–10 at Bucknell-10BucknellLost 0–27 at Pennsylvania-27PennsylvaniaLost 5–48 at Carlisle-43Carlisle
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsGettysburgW 40–⁠089%
Oct 3vsPittsburghW 10–⁠459%
Oct 10vsDickinsonW 8–⁠090%
Oct 24atPrincetonL 0–⁠3925%
Oct 31atBucknellL 0–⁠1050%
Nov 14atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2716%
Nov 21atCarlisleL 5–⁠4867%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Carlisle 48–⁠5.

In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
63–⁠128
Coach
Samuel Newton
Elo
1420 −78 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
James Dunsmore