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1898 Pennsylvania

12–⁠1, coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1898, game by game: won vs. Franklin & Marshall 41–0; won vs. Gettysburg 50–0; won vs. Penn State 40–0; won vs. Mansfield 50–0; won vs. Brown 18–0; won vs. Virginia 40–0; won vs. Lehigh 40–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 17–0; won vs. Lafayette 32–0; won vs. Chicago 23–11; lost at Harvard 0–10; won vs. Carlisle 35–5; won vs. Cornell 12–6+50−10Won 41–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+41Franklin & Mars…Won 50–0 vs. Gettysburg+50GettysburgWon 40–0 vs. Penn State+40Penn StateWon 50–0 vs. Mansfield+50MansfieldWon 18–0 vs. Brown+18BrownWon 40–0 vs. Virginia+40VirginiaWon 40–0 vs. Lehigh+40LehighWon 17–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+17Wesleyan (CT)Won 32–0 vs. Lafayette+32LafayetteWon 23–11 vs. Chicago+12ChicagoLost 0–10 at Harvard-10HarvardWon 35–5 vs. Carlisle+30CarlisleWon 12–6 vs. Cornell+6Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsFranklin & MarshallW 41–⁠092%
Sep 28vsGettysburgW 50–⁠097%
Oct 1vsPenn StateW 40–⁠085%
Oct 5vsMansfieldW 50–⁠096%
Oct 8vsBrownW 18–⁠081%
Oct 12vsVirginiaW 40–⁠086%
Oct 15vsLehighW 40–⁠097%
Oct 19vsWesleyan (CT)W 17–⁠089%
Oct 22vsLafayetteW 32–⁠087%
Oct 29vsChicagoW 23–⁠1175%
Nov 5atHarvardL 0–⁠1055%
Nov 12vsCarlisleW 35–⁠584%
Nov 24vsCornellW 12–⁠672%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 12–⁠6.

In program history: The 4th-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 1898.

3 consensus All-AmericansTruxtun Hare, OG; Pete Overfield, C; John H. Outland, RB

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
398–⁠32
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1750 +58 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
22.0 No. 1 of 31 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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