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1912 Penn State

8–⁠0, coached by Bill Hollenback.

Penn State, 1912
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1912, game by game: won vs. Carnegie Mellon 41–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 30–0; won at Cornell 29–6; won vs. Gettysburg 25–0; won at Pennsylvania 14–0; won vs. Villanova 71–0; won at Ohio State 37–0; won at Pittsburgh 38–0+71Won 41–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+41Carnegie MellonWon 30–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+30Washington & Je…Won 29–6 at Cornell+23CornellWon 25–0 vs. Gettysburg+25GettysburgWon 14–0 at Pennsylvania+14PennsylvaniaWon 71–0 vs. Villanova+71VillanovaWon 37–0 at Ohio State+37Ohio StateWon 38–0 at Pittsburgh+38Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsCarnegie MellonW 41–⁠092%
Oct 12vsWashington & JeffersonW 30–⁠071%
Oct 19atCornellW 29–⁠666%
Oct 26vsGettysburgW 25–⁠095%
Nov 2atPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠062%
Nov 9vsVillanovaW 71–⁠086%
Nov 16atOhio StateW 37–⁠097%
Nov 28atPittsburghW 38–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 38–⁠0.

In program history: The tied 34th-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 1912.

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
285–⁠6
Coach
Bill Hollenback
Elo
1700 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.9 No. 6 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Pete Mauthe