Reign #15 of 335 · Pennsylvania’s 2nd reign
Pennsylvania, 1897–1898
378Days held
15Defenses
#27Longest of 335
#17Most defended of 335
How it started
October 23, 1897
Took the belt from Lafayette 46–0 at home on October 23, 1897.
Head coach: George Woodruff · 2 reigns started, 1,092 days with the belt.
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