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1893 Pennsylvania

12–⁠3, coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1893, game by game: won vs. Franklin & Marshall 48–0; won vs. Gettysburg 74–0; won vs. Columbia A.C. 30–0; won at Columbia A.C. 20–6; won at Georgetown 12–0; won at Navy 34–0; won vs. Volunteer A.C. 34–0; won at Lehigh 32–6; won at Crescent A.C. 40–0; won vs. Penn State 18–6; won vs. Lafayette 82–0; lost vs. Princeton 0–4; lost at Yale 6–14; won vs. Cornell 50–0; lost at Harvard 4–26+82−22Won 48–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+48Franklin & Mars…Won 74–0 vs. Gettysburg+74GettysburgWon 30–0 vs. Columbia A.C.+30Columbia A.C.Won 20–6 at Columbia A.C.+14Columbia A.C.Won 12–0 at Georgetown+12GeorgetownWon 34–0 at Navy+34NavyWon 34–0 vs. Volunteer A.C.+34Volunteer A.C.Won 32–6 at Lehigh+26LehighWon 40–0 at Crescent A.C.+40Crescent A.C.Won 18–6 vs. Penn State+12Penn StateWon 82–0 vs. Lafayette+82LafayetteLost 0–4 vs. Princeton-4PrincetonLost 6–14 at Yale-8YaleWon 50–0 vs. Cornell+50CornellLost 4–26 at Harvard-22Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsFranklin & MarshallW 48–⁠092%
Oct 4vsGettysburgW 74–⁠094%
Oct 7vsColumbia A.C.W 30–⁠095%
Oct 9atColumbia A.C.W 20–⁠691%
Oct 10atGeorgetownW 12–⁠065%
Oct 11atNavyW 34–⁠060%
Oct 14vsVolunteer A.C.W 34–⁠095%
Oct 18atLehighW 32–⁠684%
Oct 21atCrescent A.C.W 40–⁠091%
Oct 25vsPenn StateW 18–⁠682%
Oct 28vsLafayetteW 82–⁠090%
Nov 4vsPrincetonL 0–⁠460%
Nov 11atYaleL 6–⁠1435%
Nov 18vsCornellW 50–⁠082%
Nov 30atHarvardL 4–⁠2642%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 26–⁠4.

In program history: The 15th-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 1893.

Record
12–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
484–⁠62
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1662 +47 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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