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1906 Penn State

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Tom Fennell.

Penn State, 1906
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1906, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 24–0; won vs. Allegheny 26–0; won vs. Carlisle 4–0; tied vs. Gettysburg 0–0; lost at Yale 0–10; won at Navy 5–0; won vs. Bellefonte Academy 12–0; won vs. Dickinson 6–0; won vs. West Virginia 10–0; won at Pittsburgh 6–0+26−10Won 24–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+24Lebanon ValleyWon 26–0 vs. Allegheny+26AlleghenyWon 4–0 vs. Carlisle+4CarlisleTied 0–0 vs. Gettysburg0GettysburgLost 0–10 at Yale-10YaleWon 5–0 at Navy+5NavyWon 12–0 vs. Bellefonte Academy+12Bellefonte Acad…Won 6–0 vs. Dickinson+6DickinsonWon 10–0 vs. West Virginia+10West VirginiaWon 6–0 at Pittsburgh+6Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsLebanon ValleyW 24–⁠092%
Sep 29vsAlleghenyW 26–⁠092%
Oct 6vsCarlisleW 4–⁠053%
Oct 13vsGettysburgT 0–⁠092%
Oct 20atYaleL 0–⁠1021%
Nov 3atNavyW 5–⁠037%
Nov 12vsBellefonte AcademyW 12–⁠092%
Nov 17vsDickinsonW 6–⁠076%
Nov 24vsWest VirginiaW 10–⁠076%
Nov 29atPittsburghW 6–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1906

  • W.T. "Mother" Dunn, Penn State's first All-American
    W.T. “Mother” Dunn, Penn State’s first All-AmericanPhoto: Pennsylvania State University, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America

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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 1906.

Consensus All-AmericanWilliam Thomas Dunn, C

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
93–⁠10
Coach
Tom Fennell
Elo
1612 +69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.7 No. 11 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Thomas Dunn