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1885 Pennsylvania

8–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1885, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania Alumni 42–0; won vs. Lehigh 54–0; won vs. Swarthmore 68–6; won vs. Pennsylvania Alumni 6–5; lost vs. Princeton 0–57; won vs. Lafayette 54–10; lost at Princeton 10–80; won at Lafayette 30–22; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 18–25; lost vs. Yale 5–53; won vs. Lehigh 35–0; won at Stevens 23–9; lost vs. Princeton 10–76+62−70Won 42–0 vs. Pennsylvania Alumni+42Pennsylvania Al…Won 54–0 vs. Lehigh+54LehighWon 68–6 vs. Swarthmore+62SwarthmoreWon 6–5 vs. Pennsylvania Alumni+1Pennsylvania Al…Lost 0–57 vs. Princeton-57PrincetonWon 54–10 vs. Lafayette+44LafayetteLost 10–80 at Princeton-70PrincetonWon 30–22 at Lafayette+8LafayetteLost 18–25 at Wesleyan (CT)-7Wesleyan (CT)Lost 5–53 vs. Yale-48YaleWon 35–0 vs. Lehigh+35LehighWon 23–9 at Stevens+14StevensLost 10–76 vs. Princeton-66Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsPennsylvania AlumniW 42–⁠090%
Oct 10vsLehighW 54–⁠095%
Oct 14vsSwarthmoreW 68–⁠690%
Oct 17vsPennsylvania AlumniW 6–⁠591%
Oct 24vsPrincetonL 0–⁠5740%
Oct 28vsLafayetteW 54–⁠1073%
Oct 31atPrincetonL 10–⁠8021%
Nov 4atLafayetteW 30–⁠2263%
Nov 7atWesleyan (CT)L 18–⁠2569%
Nov 14vsYaleL 5–⁠5333%
Nov 18vsLehighW 35–⁠093%
Nov 21atStevensW 23–⁠963%
Nov 26vsPrincetonL 10–⁠7626%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 76–⁠10.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
355–⁠343
Coach
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Elo
1474 −47 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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