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1897 Pennsylvania

15–⁠0, coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1897, game by game: won at Bucknell 17–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 33–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 18–4; won vs. Bucknell 33–0; won vs. Gettysburg 57–0; won vs. Lehigh 58–0; won vs. Virginia 42–0; won vs. Dartmouth 34–0; won vs. Penn State 24–0; won vs. Lafayette 46–0; won at Brown 40–0; won vs. Carlisle 20–10; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 22–0; won vs. Harvard 15–6; won vs. Cornell 4–0+58Won 17–0 at Bucknell+17BucknellWon 33–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+33Franklin & Mars…Won 18–4 vs. Washington & Jefferson+14Washington & Je…Won 33–0 vs. Bucknell+33BucknellWon 57–0 vs. Gettysburg+57GettysburgWon 58–0 vs. Lehigh+58LehighWon 42–0 vs. Virginia+42VirginiaWon 34–0 vs. Dartmouth+34DartmouthWon 24–0 vs. Penn State+24Penn StateWon 46–0 vs. Lafayette+46LafayetteWon 40–0 at Brown+40BrownWon 20–10 vs. Carlisle+10CarlisleWon 22–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+22Wesleyan (CT)Won 15–6 vs. Harvard+9HarvardWon 4–0 vs. Cornell+4Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atBucknellW 17–⁠069%
Sep 25vsFranklin & MarshallW 33–⁠095%
Sep 29vsWashington & JeffersonW 18–⁠496%
Oct 2vsBucknellW 33–⁠083%
Oct 6vsGettysburgW 57–⁠097%
Oct 9vsLehighW 58–⁠095%
Oct 13vsVirginiaW 42–⁠084%
Oct 16vsDartmouthW 34–⁠082%
Oct 20vsPenn StateW 24–⁠088%
Oct 23vsLafayetteW 46–⁠071%
Oct 30atBrownW 40–⁠076%
Nov 6vsCarlisleW 20–⁠1093%
Nov 13vsWesleyan (CT)W 22–⁠094%
Nov 20vsHarvardW 15–⁠674%
Nov 25vsCornellW 4–⁠084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 4–⁠0.

In program history: The 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 1897.

3 consensus All-AmericansJohn H. Outland, OT; Truxtun Hare, OG; John Minds, FB

Record
15–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
463–⁠20
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1788 +125 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.2 No. 2 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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