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1916 Penn State

8–⁠2, coached by Dick Harlow.

Penn State, 1916
Photo: Pennsylvania State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1916, game by game: won vs. Susquehanna 27–0; won vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania) 55–0; won vs. Bucknell 50–7; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 39–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–15; won vs. Gettysburg 48–2; won vs. Geneva 79–0; won at Lehigh 10–7; won vs. Lafayette 40–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–31+79−31Won 27–0 vs. Susquehanna+27SusquehannaWon 55–0 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)+55Westminster (Pe…Won 50–7 vs. Bucknell+43BucknellWon 39–0 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+39West Virginia W…Lost 0–15 at Pennsylvania-15PennsylvaniaWon 48–2 vs. Gettysburg+46GettysburgWon 79–0 vs. Geneva+79GenevaWon 10–7 at Lehigh+3LehighWon 40–0 vs. Lafayette+40LafayetteLost 0–31 at Pittsburgh-31Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsSusquehannaW 27–⁠091%
Sep 30vsWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 55–⁠092%
Oct 7vsBucknellW 50–⁠775%
Oct 14vsWest Virginia WesleyanW 39–⁠074%
Oct 21atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1566%
Oct 28vsGettysburgW 48–⁠293%
Nov 4vsGenevaW 79–⁠093%
Nov 11atLehighW 10–⁠770%
Nov 17vsLafayetteW 40–⁠078%
Nov 30atPittsburghL 0–⁠3126%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 31–⁠0.

In program history: The 85th-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 1916.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
348–⁠62
Coach
Dick Harlow
Elo
1568 +23 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.5 No. 18 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Harold Clark