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Reign #15 of 328 · Pennsylvania’s 2nd reign

Pennsylvania, 1897–1898

378Days held
15Defenses
#27Longest of 328
#17Most defended of 328
How it started

October 23, 1897

Took the belt from Lafayette 46–0 at home on October 23, 1897.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 15 times

October 30, 1897 · at Brown 40–0DefendedNovember 6, 1897 · vs. Carlisle 20–10DefendedNovember 13, 1897 · vs. Wesleyan (CT) 22–0DefendedNovember 20, 1897 · vs. Harvard 15–6DefendedNovember 25, 1897 · vs. Cornell 4–0DefendedSeptember 24, 1898 · vs. Franklin & Marshall 41–0DefendedSeptember 28, 1898 · vs. Gettysburg 50–0DefendedOctober 1, 1898 · vs. Penn State 40–0DefendedOctober 5, 1898 · vs. Mansfield 50–0DefendedOctober 8, 1898 · vs. Brown 18–0DefendedOctober 12, 1898 · vs. Virginia 40–0DefendedOctober 15, 1898 · vs. Lehigh 40–0DefendedOctober 19, 1898 · vs. Wesleyan (CT) 17–0DefendedOctober 22, 1898 · vs. Lafayette 32–0DefendedOctober 29, 1898 · vs. Chicago 23–11Defended
How it ended

November 5, 1898

Lost the belt to Harvard 0–10 on the road on November 5, 1898, after 378 days.