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1887 Pennsylvania

6–⁠7.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1887, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania Alumni 14–6; won vs. Tioga 46–0; won vs. Pennsylvania Alumni 18–0; lost vs. Princeton 0–57; lost at Princeton 0–42; lost vs. Yale 0–50; won vs. Rutgers 13–10; lost vs. Princeton 0–95; won vs. Haverford 36–0; won vs. Lehigh 6–4; lost vs. Lafayette 0–20; lost at Harvard 0–42; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 4–10+46−95Won 14–6 vs. Pennsylvania Alumni+8Pennsylvania Al…Won 46–0 vs. Tioga+46TiogaWon 18–0 vs. Pennsylvania Alumni+18Pennsylvania Al…Lost 0–57 vs. Princeton-57PrincetonLost 0–42 at Princeton-42PrincetonLost 0–50 vs. Yale-50YaleWon 13–10 vs. Rutgers+3RutgersLost 0–95 vs. Princeton-95PrincetonWon 36–0 vs. Haverford+36HaverfordWon 6–4 vs. Lehigh+2LehighLost 0–20 vs. Lafayette-20LafayetteLost 0–42 at Harvard-42HarvardLost 4–10 at Wesleyan (CT)-6Wesleyan (CT)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8vsPennsylvania AlumniW 14–⁠684%
Oct 12vsTiogaW 46–⁠085%
Oct 15vsPennsylvania AlumniW 18–⁠086%
Oct 19vsPrincetonL 0–⁠5726%
Oct 22atPrincetonL 0–⁠4213%
Oct 29vsYaleL 0–⁠5024%
Nov 2vsRutgersW 13–⁠1065%
Nov 5vsPrincetonL 0–⁠9519%
Nov 9vsHaverfordW 36–⁠083%
Nov 12vsLehighW 6–⁠476%
Nov 16vsLafayetteL 0–⁠2047%
Nov 19atHarvardL 0–⁠4215%
Nov 24atWesleyan (CT)L 4–⁠1054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wesleyan (CT) 10–⁠4.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
137–⁠336
Coach
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Elo
1363 −71 this season
SP+ rating
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