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Reign #13 of 335 · Pennsylvania’s 1st reign

Pennsylvania, 1894–1896

714Days held
24Defenses
#15Longest of 335
#8Most defended of 335
How it started

November 10, 1894

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

Head coach: George Woodruff · 2 reigns started, 1,092 days with the belt.

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.