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1909 Penn State

5–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Bill Hollenback.

Penn State, 1909
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1909, game by game: won vs. Grove City 31–0; tied vs. Carlisle 8–8; won vs. Geneva 46–0; tied at Pennsylvania 3–3; won at Bucknell 33–0; won vs. West Virginia 40–0; won at Pittsburgh 5–0+46Won 31–0 vs. Grove City+31Grove CityTied 8–8 vs. Carlisle0CarlisleWon 46–0 vs. Geneva+46GenevaTied 3–3 at Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaWon 33–0 at Bucknell+33BucknellWon 40–0 vs. West Virginia+40West VirginiaWon 5–0 at Pittsburgh+5Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsGrove CityW 31–⁠091%
Oct 9vsCarlisleT 8–⁠837%
Oct 16vsGenevaW 46–⁠092%
Oct 23atPennsylvaniaT 3–⁠323%
Nov 6atBucknellW 33–⁠061%
Nov 13vsWest VirginiaW 40–⁠074%
Nov 25atPittsburghW 5–⁠046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 5–⁠0.

In program history: The 63rd-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 1909.

Record
5–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
166–⁠11
Coach
Bill Hollenback
Elo
1617 +82 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.8 No. 6 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Larry Vorhis