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1888 Pennsylvania

9–⁠7.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1888, game by game: won vs. Philadelphia All-Stars 20–6; won vs. Stevens 48–0; lost at Princeton 0–63; lost vs. Yale 0–34; won at Swarthmore 44–6; lost at Princeton 0–38; won vs. Tioga 12–4; won at Lehigh 36–0; lost at Yale 0–54; lost vs. Lafayette 6–12; lost vs. Princeton 0–4; lost vs. Harvard 0–50; won at Lafayette 50–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 18–6; won at Johns Hopkins 24–10; won at Navy 20–9+50−63Won 20–6 vs. Philadelphia All-Stars+14Philadelphia Al…Won 48–0 vs. Stevens+48StevensLost 0–63 at Princeton-63PrincetonLost 0–34 vs. Yale-34YaleWon 44–6 at Swarthmore+38SwarthmoreLost 0–38 at Princeton-38PrincetonWon 12–4 vs. Tioga+8TiogaWon 36–0 at Lehigh+36LehighLost 0–54 at Yale-54YaleLost 6–12 vs. Lafayette-6LafayetteLost 0–4 vs. Princeton-4PrincetonLost 0–50 vs. Harvard-50HarvardWon 50–0 at Lafayette+50LafayetteWon 18–6 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+12Wesleyan (CT)Won 24–10 at Johns Hopkins+14Johns HopkinsWon 20–9 at Navy+11Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsPhiladelphia All-StarsW 20–⁠682%
Oct 6vsStevensW 48–⁠087%
Oct 10atPrincetonL 0–⁠6318%
Oct 13vsYaleL 0–⁠3423%
Oct 17atSwarthmoreW 44–⁠675%
Oct 20atPrincetonL 0–⁠3816%
Oct 24vsTiogaW 12–⁠483%
Oct 27atLehighW 36–⁠050%
Nov 3atYaleL 0–⁠5413%
Nov 7vsLafayetteL 6–⁠1239%
Nov 10vsPrincetonL 0–⁠422%
Nov 19vsHarvardL 0–⁠5026%
Nov 21atLafayetteW 50–⁠019%
Nov 27vsWesleyan (CT)W 18–⁠679%
Nov 30atJohns HopkinsW 24–⁠1080%
Dec 1atNavyW 20–⁠941%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 20–⁠9.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1888.

Record
9–⁠7
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
278–⁠296
Coach
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Elo
1520 +111 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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