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1891 Pennsylvania

11–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1891, game by game: won vs. Philadelphia All-Stars 4–0; won vs. Schuylkill Navy 24–0; won vs. Haverford 34–0; won at Orange A.C. 26–0; won vs. Rutgers 32–6; won at Lehigh 42–0; won vs. Lafayette 15–6; won vs. Trinity (CT) 28–5; lost vs. Princeton 0–24; lost at Yale 0–48; won at Lafayette 12–10; won vs. Lehigh 32–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 18–10+42−48Won 4–0 vs. Philadelphia All-Stars+4Philadelphia Al…Won 24–0 vs. Schuylkill Navy+24Schuylkill NavyWon 34–0 vs. Haverford+34HaverfordWon 26–0 at Orange A.C.+26Orange A.C.Won 32–6 vs. Rutgers+26RutgersWon 42–0 at Lehigh+42LehighWon 15–6 vs. Lafayette+9LafayetteWon 28–5 vs. Trinity (CT)+23Trinity (CT)Lost 0–24 vs. Princeton-24PrincetonLost 0–48 at Yale-48YaleWon 12–10 at Lafayette+2LafayetteWon 32–0 vs. Lehigh+32LehighWon 18–10 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+8Wesleyan (CT)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsPhiladelphia All-StarsW 4–⁠092%
Oct 8vsSchuylkill NavyW 24–⁠092%
Oct 10vsHaverfordW 34–⁠094%
Oct 17atOrange A.C.W 26–⁠083%
Oct 21vsRutgersW 32–⁠680%
Oct 24atLehighW 42–⁠061%
Oct 28vsLafayetteW 15–⁠686%
Oct 31vsTrinity (CT)W 28–⁠586%
Nov 7vsPrincetonL 0–⁠2445%
Nov 14atYaleL 0–⁠4826%
Nov 18atLafayetteW 12–⁠1077%
Nov 21vsLehighW 32–⁠077%
Nov 25vsWesleyan (CT)W 18–⁠1090%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wesleyan (CT) 18–⁠10.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1891.

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Adams, C

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
267–⁠109
Coach
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Elo
1605 +50 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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