1908 Penn State

5–⁠5, coached by Tom Fennell.

Penn State, 1908
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1908, game by game: lost vs. Bellefonte Academy 5–6; won vs. Grove City 31–0; lost at Carlisle 5–12; lost at Pennsylvania 0–6; won vs. Geneva 51–0; won vs. West Virginia 12–0; lost at Cornell 4–10; won vs. Bucknell 33–6; lost at Navy 0–5; won at Pittsburgh 12–6+51−7Lost 5–6 vs. Bellefonte Academy-1Bellefonte Acad…Won 31–0 vs. Grove City+31Grove CityLost 5–12 at Carlisle-7CarlisleLost 0–6 at Pennsylvania-6PennsylvaniaWon 51–0 vs. Geneva+51GenevaWon 12–0 vs. West Virginia+12West VirginiaLost 4–10 at Cornell-6CornellWon 33–6 vs. Bucknell+27BucknellLost 0–5 at Navy-5NavyWon 12–6 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 12–⁠6.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
153–⁠51
Coach
Tom Fennell
Elo
1552 +19 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.3 No. 8 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bull McCleary