9-0 under Percy Haughton; named national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and Parke H. Davis, and co-national champion (with Penn State) by the National Championship Foundation. The New York Times also named Harvard champion at season's end.
Harvard’s 1912 schedule1912: 2 Champions, Zero Agreement
SPLITHarvard (9-0) was recognized as champion by most period selectors, and while the National Championship Foundation named Harvard and Penn State co-champions, the Helms Athletic Foundation picked Harvard alone.
The case for each side
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8-0 under Bill Hollenback; named co-national champion (with Harvard) only by the National Championship Foundation, not by Helms.
Penn State’s 1912 scheduleNo national title game was played after the 1912 season: before 1998 there was no mechanism to play one, which is why so many of these seasons were settled by vote instead.