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1890 Pennsylvania

11–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1890, game by game: won at Swarthmore 10–0; won vs. Rutgers 16–4; won vs. Penn State 20–0; lost at Princeton 0–18; won vs. Lehigh 8–0; won at Columbia 18–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 28–0; won vs. Virginia 72–0; won vs. Schuylkill Navy 34–10; lost at Princeton 0–6; lost at Yale 0–60; won at Lehigh 17–14; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 16–10; won vs. Rutgers 20–12+72−60Won 10–0 at Swarthmore+10SwarthmoreWon 16–4 vs. Rutgers+12RutgersWon 20–0 vs. Penn State+20Penn StateLost 0–18 at Princeton-18PrincetonWon 8–0 vs. Lehigh+8LehighWon 18–0 at Columbia+18ColumbiaWon 28–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+28Franklin & Mars…Won 72–0 vs. Virginia+72VirginiaWon 34–10 vs. Schuylkill Navy+24Schuylkill NavyLost 0–6 at Princeton-6PrincetonLost 0–60 at Yale-60YaleWon 17–14 at Lehigh+3LehighWon 16–10 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+6Wesleyan (CT)Won 20–12 vs. Rutgers+8Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atSwarthmoreW 10–⁠084%
Oct 4vsRutgersW 16–⁠474%
Oct 11vsPenn StateW 20–⁠066%
Oct 15atPrincetonL 0–⁠1822%
Oct 18vsLehighW 8–⁠072%
Oct 22atColumbiaW 18–⁠072%
Oct 25vsFranklin & MarshallW 28–⁠075%
Oct 31vsVirginiaW 72–⁠067%
Nov 5vsSchuylkill NavyW 34–⁠1092%
Nov 8atPrincetonL 0–⁠623%
Nov 15atYaleL 0–⁠6023%
Nov 22atLehighW 17–⁠1453%
Nov 26vsWesleyan (CT)W 16–⁠1082%
Dec 13vsRutgersW 20–⁠1279%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 20–⁠12.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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 1890.

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
259–⁠134
Coach
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Elo
1582 +103 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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