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1913 Penn State

2–⁠6, coached by Bill Hollenback.

Penn State, 1913
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1913, game by game: won vs. Carnegie Mellon 49–0; won vs. Gettysburg 16–0; lost at Washington & Jefferson 0–17; lost at Harvard 0–29; lost at Pennsylvania 0–17; lost vs. Notre Dame 7–14; lost at Navy 0–10; lost at Pittsburgh 6–7+49−29Won 49–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+49Carnegie MellonWon 16–0 vs. Gettysburg+16GettysburgLost 0–17 at Washington & Jefferson-17Washington & Je…Lost 0–29 at Harvard-29HarvardLost 0–17 at Pennsylvania-17PennsylvaniaLost 7–14 vs. Notre Dame-7Notre DameLost 0–10 at Navy-10NavyLost 6–7 at Pittsburgh-1Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsCarnegie MellonW 49–⁠094%
Oct 11vsGettysburgW 16–⁠095%
Oct 18atWashington & JeffersonL 0–⁠1753%
Oct 25atHarvardL 0–⁠2934%
Nov 1atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1741%
Nov 8vsNotre DameL 7–⁠1455%
Nov 15atNavyL 0–⁠1031%
Nov 27atPittsburghL 6–⁠744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 7–⁠6.

In program history: The 105th-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 1913.

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠94
Coach
Bill Hollenback
Elo
1520 −113 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.2 No. 18 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Shorty Miller