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1914 Penn State

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Bill Hollenback.

Penn State, 1914
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1914, game by game: won vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania) 13–6; won vs. Muhlenberg 22–0; won vs. Gettysburg 13–0; won vs. Ursinus 30–0; tied at Harvard 13–13; won at Lafayette 17–0; lost at Lehigh 7–20; lost vs. Michigan State 3–6; lost at Pittsburgh 3–13+30−13Won 13–6 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)+7Westminster (Pe…Won 22–0 vs. Muhlenberg+22MuhlenbergWon 13–0 vs. Gettysburg+13GettysburgWon 30–0 vs. Ursinus+30UrsinusTied 13–13 at Harvard0HarvardWon 17–0 at Lafayette+17LafayetteLost 7–20 at Lehigh-13LehighLost 3–6 vs. Michigan State-3Michigan StateLost 3–13 at Pittsburgh-10Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 13–⁠690%
Oct 3vsMuhlenbergW 22–⁠090%
Oct 10vsGettysburgW 13–⁠091%
Oct 17vsUrsinusW 30–⁠091%
Oct 24atHarvardT 13–⁠1325%
Oct 31atLafayetteW 17–⁠054%
Nov 7atLehighL 7–⁠2065%
Nov 13vsMichigan StateL 3–⁠669%
Nov 26atPittsburghL 3–⁠1331%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 13–⁠3.

In program history: The 113th-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 1914.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠58
Coach
Bill Hollenback
Elo
1493 −21 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.4 No. 19 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Yegg Tobin