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1908 Pennsylvania

11–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Sol Metzger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1908, game by game: won vs. West Virginia 6–0; won vs. Ursinus 30–0; won vs. Bucknell 16–0; won vs. Villanova 11–0; won vs. Penn State 6–0; won vs. Gettysburg 23–4; won vs. Brown 12–0; tied vs. Carlisle 6–6; won at Carnegie Mellon 25–10; won vs. Lafayette 34–4; won at Michigan 29–0; won vs. Cornell 17–4+30Won 6–0 vs. West Virginia+6West VirginiaWon 30–0 vs. Ursinus+30UrsinusWon 16–0 vs. Bucknell+16BucknellWon 11–0 vs. Villanova+11VillanovaWon 6–0 vs. Penn State+6Penn StateWon 23–4 vs. Gettysburg+19GettysburgWon 12–0 vs. Brown+12BrownTied 6–6 vs. Carlisle0CarlisleWon 25–10 at Carnegie Mellon+15Carnegie MellonWon 34–4 vs. Lafayette+30LafayetteWon 29–0 at Michigan+29MichiganWon 17–4 vs. Cornell+13Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWest VirginiaW 6–⁠082%
Sep 30vsUrsinusW 30–⁠095%
Oct 3vsBucknellW 16–⁠082%
Oct 7vsVillanovaW 11–⁠085%
Oct 10vsPenn StateW 6–⁠077%
Oct 14vsGettysburgW 23–⁠495%
Oct 17vsBrownW 12–⁠071%
Oct 24vsCarlisleT 6–⁠656%
Oct 31atCarnegie MellonW 25–⁠1094%
Nov 7vsLafayetteW 34–⁠472%
Nov 14atMichiganW 29–⁠051%
Nov 26vsCornellW 17–⁠472%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 17–⁠4.

In program history: The 3rd-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 1908.

2 consensus All-AmericansHunter Scarlett, E; Bill Hollenback, FB/E

Record
11–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
215–⁠28
Coach
Sol Metzger
Elo
1760 +115 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.2 No. 3 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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