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1902 Penn State

7–⁠3, coached by Pop Golden.

Penn State, 1902
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1902, game by game: won vs. Dickinson Seminary 27–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 27–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–17; won vs. Villanova 32–0; lost at Yale 0–11; won vs. Susquehanna 55–0; won at Navy 6–0; won vs. Gettysburg 37–0; won at Dickinson 23–0; lost at Steelton YMCA 5–6+55−17Won 27–0 vs. Dickinson Seminary+27Dickinson Semin…Won 27–0 vs. Pittsburgh+27PittsburghLost 0–17 at Pennsylvania-17PennsylvaniaWon 32–0 vs. Villanova+32VillanovaLost 0–11 at Yale-11YaleWon 55–0 vs. Susquehanna+55SusquehannaWon 6–0 at Navy+6NavyWon 37–0 vs. Gettysburg+37GettysburgWon 23–0 at Dickinson+23DickinsonLost 5–6 at Steelton YMCA-1Steelton YMCA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsDickinson SeminaryW 27–⁠086%
Sep 27vsPittsburghW 27–⁠058%
Oct 4atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1733%
Oct 11vsVillanovaW 32–⁠059%
Oct 18atYaleL 0–⁠1118%
Oct 25vsSusquehannaW 55–⁠091%
Nov 1atNavyW 6–⁠050%
Nov 8vsGettysburgW 37–⁠091%
Nov 22atDickinsonW 23–⁠060%
Nov 27atSteelton YMCAL 5–⁠681%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Steelton YMCA 6–⁠5.

In program history: The 101st-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 1902.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
212–⁠34
Coach
Pop Golden
Elo
1536 +80 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.5 No. 16 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ralph Cummings