1905 Penn State

8–⁠3, coached by Tom Fennell.

Penn State, 1905
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1905, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 23–0; won vs. California (PA) 29–0; lost at Carlisle 0–11; won vs. Gettysburg 18–0; lost at Yale 0–12; won vs. Villanova 29–0; lost at Navy 5–11; won vs. Geneva 73–0; won vs. Dickinson 6–0; won vs. West Virginia 6–0; won at Pittsburgh 6–0+73−12Won 23–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+23Lebanon ValleyWon 29–0 vs. California (PA)+29California (PA)Lost 0–11 at Carlisle-11CarlisleWon 18–0 vs. Gettysburg+18GettysburgLost 0–12 at Yale-12YaleWon 29–0 vs. Villanova+29VillanovaLost 5–11 at Navy-6NavyWon 73–0 vs. Geneva+73GenevaWon 6–0 vs. Dickinson+6DickinsonWon 6–0 vs. West Virginia+6West VirginiaWon 6–0 at Pittsburgh+6Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
195–⁠34
Coach
Tom Fennell
Elo
1565 +60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.7 No. 46 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ed Yeckley