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1899 Pennsylvania

8–⁠3–⁠2, coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1899, game by game: won vs. Franklin & Marshall 48–0; won vs. Lehigh 20–0; won vs. Bucknell 47–10; tied at Brown 6–6; won vs. Virginia 33–6; lost vs. Carlisle 5–16; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 17–6; lost vs. Lafayette 0–6; tied at Chicago 5–5; lost vs. Harvard 0–16; won vs. Michigan 11–10; won vs. Penn State 47–0; won vs. Cornell 29–0+48−16Won 48–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+48Franklin & Mars…Won 20–0 vs. Lehigh+20LehighWon 47–10 vs. Bucknell+37BucknellTied 6–6 at Brown0BrownWon 33–6 vs. Virginia+27VirginiaLost 5–16 vs. Carlisle-11CarlisleWon 17–6 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+11Wesleyan (CT)Lost 0–6 vs. Lafayette-6LafayetteTied 5–5 at Chicago0ChicagoLost 0–16 vs. Harvard-16HarvardWon 11–10 vs. Michigan+1MichiganWon 47–0 vs. Penn State+47Penn StateWon 29–0 vs. Cornell+29Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsFranklin & MarshallW 48–⁠088%
Sep 30vsLehighW 20–⁠096%
Oct 4vsBucknellW 47–⁠1086%
Oct 7atBrownT 6–⁠662%
Oct 11vsVirginiaW 33–⁠684%
Oct 14vsCarlisleL 5–⁠1678%
Oct 18vsWesleyan (CT)W 17–⁠675%
Oct 21vsLafayetteL 0–⁠679%
Oct 28atChicagoT 5–⁠541%
Nov 4vsHarvardL 0–⁠1643%
Nov 11vsMichiganW 11–⁠1054%
Nov 17vsPenn StateW 47–⁠075%
Nov 30vsCornellW 29–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 29–⁠0.

In program history: The 16th-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 1899.

3 consensus All-AmericansTruxtun Hare, OG; Pete Overfield, C; Josiah McCracken, RB

Record
8–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
268–⁠81
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1658 −9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.9 No. 6 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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