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1905 Pennsylvania

12–⁠0–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1905, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 35–0; won vs. Gettysburg 16–6; won vs. Swarthmore 11–4; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 38–0; won vs. North Carolina 17–0; won vs. Ursinus 39–0; won vs. Brown 8–6; won vs. Carlisle 6–0; tied vs. Lafayette 6–6; won vs. Harvard 12–6; won vs. Villanova 42–0; won at Columbia 23–0; won vs. Cornell 6–5+42Won 35–0 vs. Lehigh+35LehighWon 16–6 vs. Gettysburg+10GettysburgWon 11–4 vs. Swarthmore+7SwarthmoreWon 38–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+38Franklin & Mars…Won 17–0 vs. North Carolina+17North CarolinaWon 39–0 vs. Ursinus+39UrsinusWon 8–6 vs. Brown+2BrownWon 6–0 vs. Carlisle+6CarlisleTied 6–6 vs. Lafayette0LafayetteWon 12–6 vs. Harvard+6HarvardWon 42–0 vs. Villanova+42VillanovaWon 23–0 at Columbia+23ColumbiaWon 6–5 vs. Cornell+1Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsLehighW 35–⁠094%
Oct 4vsGettysburgW 16–⁠695%
Oct 7vsSwarthmoreW 11–⁠481%
Oct 11vsFranklin & MarshallW 38–⁠095%
Oct 14vsNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠072%
Oct 18vsUrsinusW 39–⁠096%
Oct 21vsBrownW 8–⁠676%
Oct 28vsCarlisleW 6–⁠055%
Nov 4vsLafayetteT 6–⁠679%
Nov 11vsHarvardW 12–⁠660%
Nov 18vsVillanovaW 42–⁠089%
Nov 25atColumbiaW 23–⁠068%
Nov 30vsCornellW 6–⁠584%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 6–⁠5.

In program history: The 8th-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 1905.

2 consensus All-AmericansOtis Lamson, OT; Robert Torrey, C

Record
12–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
259–⁠33
Coach
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Elo
1740 +92 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.2 No. 27 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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