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1901 Pennsylvania

10–⁠5, coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1901, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 28–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 6–0; won vs. Penn State 23–6; won vs. Swarthmore 28–0; won vs. Brown 26–0; won vs. Virginia 20–5; won vs. Bucknell 6–0; lost at Navy 5–6; won vs. Gettysburg 22–0; won at Chicago 11–0; lost at Columbia 0–11; lost vs. Harvard 6–33; won vs. Carlisle 16–14; lost at Army 0–24; lost vs. Cornell 6–23+28−27Won 28–0 vs. Lehigh+28LehighWon 6–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+6Franklin & Mars…Won 23–6 vs. Penn State+17Penn StateWon 28–0 vs. Swarthmore+28SwarthmoreWon 26–0 vs. Brown+26BrownWon 20–5 vs. Virginia+15VirginiaWon 6–0 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellLost 5–6 at Navy-1NavyWon 22–0 vs. Gettysburg+22GettysburgWon 11–0 at Chicago+11ChicagoLost 0–11 at Columbia-11ColumbiaLost 6–33 vs. Harvard-27HarvardWon 16–14 vs. Carlisle+2CarlisleLost 0–24 at Army-24ArmyLost 6–23 vs. Cornell-17Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsLehighW 28–⁠096%
Oct 2vsFranklin & MarshallW 6–⁠094%
Oct 5vsPenn StateW 23–⁠683%
Oct 9vsSwarthmoreW 28–⁠096%
Oct 12vsBrownW 26–⁠077%
Oct 16vsVirginiaW 20–⁠584%
Oct 19vsBucknellW 6–⁠089%
Oct 21atNavyL 5–⁠670%
Oct 23vsGettysburgW 22–⁠096%
Oct 26atChicagoW 11–⁠071%
Nov 2atColumbiaL 0–⁠1167%
Nov 9vsHarvardL 6–⁠3348%
Nov 16vsCarlisleW 16–⁠1477%
Nov 23atArmyL 0–⁠2458%
Nov 28vsCornellL 6–⁠2350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 23–⁠6.

In program history: The 35th-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 1901.

Record
10–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
203–⁠122
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1578 −84 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.6 No. 18 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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