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1892 Pennsylvania

15–⁠1, coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1892, game by game: won at Swarthmore 22–0; won vs. Penn State 20–0; won vs. Haverford 56–0; won at Virginia 32–0; won at Navy 16–0; won at Crescent A.C. 23–0; won vs. Dickinson 78–0; won vs. Williams 50–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 34–0; won at Lafayette 8–6; won vs. Chicago A.C. 12–10; won vs. Princeton 6–4; won vs. Lehigh 4–0; lost at Yale 0–28; won vs. Lafayette 10–4; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 34–0+78−28Won 22–0 at Swarthmore+22SwarthmoreWon 20–0 vs. Penn State+20Penn StateWon 56–0 vs. Haverford+56HaverfordWon 32–0 at Virginia+32VirginiaWon 16–0 at Navy+16NavyWon 23–0 at Crescent A.C.+23Crescent A.C.Won 78–0 vs. Dickinson+78DickinsonWon 50–0 vs. Williams+50WilliamsWon 34–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+34Franklin & Mars…Won 8–6 at Lafayette+2LafayetteWon 12–10 vs. Chicago A.C.+2Chicago A.C.Won 6–4 vs. Princeton+2PrincetonWon 4–0 vs. Lehigh+4LehighLost 0–28 at Yale-28YaleWon 10–4 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteWon 34–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+34Wesleyan (CT)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atSwarthmoreW 22–⁠086%
Oct 1vsPenn StateW 20–⁠070%
Oct 5vsHaverfordW 56–⁠096%
Oct 11atVirginiaW 32–⁠056%
Oct 12atNavyW 16–⁠065%
Oct 15atCrescent A.C.W 23–⁠088%
Oct 19vsDickinsonW 78–⁠095%
Oct 21vsWilliamsW 50–⁠088%
Oct 22vsFranklin & MarshallW 34–⁠093%
Oct 26atLafayetteW 8–⁠681%
Oct 29vsChicago A.C.W 12–⁠1095%
Nov 5vsPrincetonW 6–⁠451%
Nov 8vsLehighW 4–⁠093%
Nov 12atYaleL 0–⁠2836%
Nov 16vsLafayetteW 10–⁠484%
Nov 24vsWesleyan (CT)W 34–⁠095%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wesleyan (CT) 34–⁠0.

In program history: The 14th-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 1892.

Consensus All-AmericanHarry Thayer, RB

Record
15–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
405–⁠52
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1672 +102 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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