1917 Penn State
5–4, coached by Dick Harlow. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat St. Bonaventure 99–0Oct 13
By 99 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsArmy Ambulance Corps | W 10–0 | 91% |
| Oct 6 | vsGettysburg | W 80–0 | 91% |
| Oct 13 | vsSt. Bonaventure | W 99–0 | 92% |
| Oct 20 | atWashington & Jefferson | L 0–7 | 36% |
| Oct 27 | vsWest Virginia Wesleyan | W 8–7 | 77% |
| Nov 3 | at Dartmouth | L 7–10 | 40% |
| Nov 10 | vs Lehigh | L 0–9 | 80% |
| Nov 17 | vs Maryland | W 57–0 | 64% |
| Nov 29 | at Pittsburgh | L 6–28 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 28–6.
In program history: The 106th-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 1917.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 267–61
- Coach
- Dick Harlow
- Elo
- 1515 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.6 No. 26 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Larry Conover and Bob Higgins