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Reign #13 of 328 · Pennsylvania’s 1st reign

Pennsylvania, 1894–1896

714Days held
24Defenses
#15Longest of 328
#8Most defended of 328
How it started

November 10, 1894

Took the belt from Princeton 12–0 on the road on November 10, 1894.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 24 times

November 17, 1894 · vs. Cornell 6–0DefendedNovember 29, 1894 · vs. Harvard 18–4DefendedOctober 1, 1895 · vs. Swarthmore 40–0DefendedOctober 2, 1895 · vs. Bucknell 40–0DefendedOctober 5, 1895 · vs. Franklin & Marshall 42–0DefendedOctober 9, 1895 · at Crescent A.C. 32–0DefendedOctober 14, 1895 · vs. Lehigh 54–0DefendedOctober 16, 1895 · vs. Carlisle 36–0DefendedOctober 19, 1895 · vs. Virginia 54–0DefendedOctober 23, 1895 · at Duquesne A.C. 30–0DefendedOctober 26, 1895 · vs. Lafayette 30–0DefendedOctober 30, 1895 · vs. Brown 12–0DefendedNovember 1, 1895 · vs. Chicago A.C. 12–4DefendedNovember 9, 1895 · vs. Penn State 35–4DefendedNovember 23, 1895 · at Harvard 17–14DefendedNovember 28, 1895 · vs. Cornell 46–2DefendedSeptember 26, 1896 · at Franklin & Marshall 24–0DefendedSeptember 30, 1896 · vs. Gettysburg 32–0DefendedOctober 3, 1896 · vs. Bucknell 40–0DefendedOctober 7, 1896 · at Navy 8–0DefendedOctober 10, 1896 · vs. Dartmouth 16–0DefendedOctober 14, 1896 · vs. Virginia 20–0DefendedOctober 17, 1896 · vs. Lehigh 34–0DefendedOctober 21, 1896 · vs. Amherst 14–0Defended
How it ended

October 24, 1896

Lost the belt to Lafayette 4–6 at home on October 24, 1896, after 714 days.