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1911 Penn State

8–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Bill Hollenback.

Penn State, 1911
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1911, game by game: won vs. Geneva 57–0; won vs. Gettysburg 31–0; won at Cornell 5–0; won vs. Villanova 18–0; won at Pennsylvania 22–6; won vs. St. Bonaventure 46–0; won vs. Colgate 17–9; tied at Navy 0–0; won at Pittsburgh 3–0+57Won 57–0 vs. Geneva+57GenevaWon 31–0 vs. Gettysburg+31GettysburgWon 5–0 at Cornell+5CornellWon 18–0 vs. Villanova+18VillanovaWon 22–6 at Pennsylvania+16PennsylvaniaWon 46–0 vs. St. Bonaventure+46St. BonaventureWon 17–9 vs. Colgate+8ColgateTied 0–0 at Navy0NavyWon 3–0 at Pittsburgh+3Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsGenevaW 57–⁠092%
Oct 7vsGettysburgW 31–⁠090%
Oct 14atCornellW 5–⁠044%
Oct 21vsVillanovaW 18–⁠076%
Oct 28atPennsylvaniaW 22–⁠637%
Nov 4vsSt. BonaventureW 46–⁠094%
Nov 11vsColgateW 17–⁠983%
Nov 18atNavyT 0–⁠044%
Nov 30atPittsburghW 3–⁠053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 3–⁠0.

In program history: The 53rd-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 1911.

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
199–⁠15
Coach
Bill Hollenback
Elo
1655 +107 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.2 No. 11 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dexter Very