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1899 Penn State

4–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Sam Boyle.

Penn State, 1899
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1899, game by game: won vs. Mansfield 38–0; won vs. Gettysburg 40–0; won at Army 6–0; tied vs. Washington & Jefferson 0–0; lost at Princeton 0–12; lost at Navy 0–6; won vs. Dickinson 15–0; lost at Bucknell 0–5; lost at Yale 0–42; lost at Pennsylvania 0–47; lost at Duquesne A.C. 5–64+40−59Won 38–0 vs. Mansfield+38MansfieldWon 40–0 vs. Gettysburg+40GettysburgWon 6–0 at Army+6ArmyTied 0–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson0Washington & Je…Lost 0–12 at Princeton-12PrincetonLost 0–6 at Navy-6NavyWon 15–0 vs. Dickinson+15DickinsonLost 0–5 at Bucknell-5BucknellLost 0–42 at Yale-42YaleLost 0–47 at Pennsylvania-47PennsylvaniaLost 5–64 at Duquesne A.C.-59Duquesne A.C.
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsMansfieldW 38–⁠088%
Sep 30vsGettysburgW 40–⁠091%
Oct 7atArmyW 6–⁠039%
Oct 13vsWashington & JeffersonT 0–⁠088%
Oct 18atPrincetonL 0–⁠1220%
Oct 21atNavyL 0–⁠636%
Oct 28vsDickinsonW 15–⁠059%
Nov 4atBucknellL 0–⁠561%
Nov 11atYaleL 0–⁠4224%
Nov 17atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠4725%
Nov 25atDuquesne A.C.L 5–⁠6468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duquesne A.C. 64–⁠5.

In program history: The 134th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
104–⁠176
Coach
Sam Boyle
Elo
1400 −86 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.8 No. 22 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Brute Randolph