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1894 Pennsylvania

12–⁠0, coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1894, game by game: won at Franklin & Marshall 34–0; won vs. Swarthmore 66–0; won vs. Crescent A.C. 22–0; won vs. Georgetown 46–0; won vs. Lehigh 30–0; won at Crescent A.C. 80–10; won vs. Virginia 14–6; won at Navy 12–0; won vs. Lafayette 26–0; won at Princeton 12–0; won vs. Cornell 6–0; won vs. Harvard 18–4+70Won 34–0 at Franklin & Marshall+34Franklin & Mars…Won 66–0 vs. Swarthmore+66SwarthmoreWon 22–0 vs. Crescent A.C.+22Crescent A.C.Won 46–0 vs. Georgetown+46GeorgetownWon 30–0 vs. Lehigh+30LehighWon 80–10 at Crescent A.C.+70Crescent A.C.Won 14–6 vs. Virginia+8VirginiaWon 12–0 at Navy+12NavyWon 26–0 vs. Lafayette+26LafayetteWon 12–0 at Princeton+12PrincetonWon 6–0 vs. Cornell+6CornellWon 18–4 vs. Harvard+14Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atFranklin & MarshallW 34–⁠087%
Oct 6vsSwarthmoreW 66–⁠094%
Oct 10vsCrescent A.C.W 22–⁠094%
Oct 13vsGeorgetownW 46–⁠077%
Oct 17vsLehighW 30–⁠086%
Oct 20atCrescent A.C.W 80–⁠1090%
Oct 26vsVirginiaW 14–⁠680%
Oct 27atNavyW 12–⁠068%
Oct 31vsLafayetteW 26–⁠090%
Nov 10atPrincetonW 12–⁠038%
Nov 17vsCornellW 6–⁠079%
Nov 29vsHarvardW 18–⁠462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 18–⁠4.

In program history: The 5th-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 1894.

3 consensus All-AmericansCharles Gelbert, E; Alden Knipe, RB; George Brooke, RB

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
366–⁠20
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1745 +137 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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