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1901 Penn State

5–⁠3, coached by Pop Golden.

Penn State, 1901
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1901, game by game: won vs. Susquehanna 17–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 33–0; lost at Pennsylvania 6–23; lost at Yale 0–22; won at Navy 11–6; lost at Homestead A.C. 0–39; won vs. Lehigh 38–0; won vs. Dickinson 12–0+38−39Won 17–0 vs. Susquehanna+17SusquehannaWon 33–0 vs. Pittsburgh+33PittsburghLost 6–23 at Pennsylvania-17PennsylvaniaLost 0–22 at Yale-22YaleWon 11–6 at Navy+5NavyLost 0–39 at Homestead A.C.-39Homestead A.C.Won 38–0 vs. Lehigh+38LehighWon 12–0 vs. Dickinson+12Dickinson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsSusquehannaW 17–⁠086%
Sep 29vsPittsburghW 33–⁠049%
Oct 5atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠2318%
Oct 19atYaleL 0–⁠2211%
Oct 26atNavyW 11–⁠632%
Nov 2atHomestead A.C.L 0–⁠3973%
Nov 16vsLehighW 38–⁠086%
Nov 23vsDickinsonW 12–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dickinson 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 128th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1901.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
117–⁠90
Coach
Pop Golden
Elo
1434 +25 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.0 No. 22 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Earl Hewitt