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1889 Pennsylvania

7–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1889, game by game: won vs. Philadelphia All-Stars 30–6; won vs. Swarthmore 82–0; won at Rutgers 4–0; won vs. Lehigh 6–4; lost vs. Princeton 4–72; lost vs. Yale 10–20; lost at Harvard 0–35; lost at Lafayette 8–10; won at Columbia 24–0; won vs. Rutgers 14–0; lost at Lehigh 0–8; won vs. Lafayette 14–0; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 2–10+82−68Won 30–6 vs. Philadelphia All-Stars+24Philadelphia Al…Won 82–0 vs. Swarthmore+82SwarthmoreWon 4–0 at Rutgers+4RutgersWon 6–4 vs. Lehigh+2LehighLost 4–72 vs. Princeton-68PrincetonLost 10–20 vs. Yale-10YaleLost 0–35 at Harvard-35HarvardLost 8–10 at Lafayette-2LafayetteWon 24–0 at Columbia+24ColumbiaWon 14–0 vs. Rutgers+14RutgersLost 0–8 at Lehigh-8LehighWon 14–0 vs. Lafayette+14LafayetteLost 2–10 at Wesleyan (CT)-8Wesleyan (CT)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsPhiladelphia All-StarsW 30–⁠689%
Oct 5vsSwarthmoreW 82–⁠093%
Oct 12atRutgersW 4–⁠066%
Oct 19vsLehighW 6–⁠479%
Oct 26vsPrincetonL 4–⁠7242%
Oct 30vsYaleL 10–⁠2028%
Nov 2atHarvardL 0–⁠3522%
Nov 6atLafayetteL 8–⁠1043%
Nov 9atColumbiaW 24–⁠067%
Nov 16vsRutgersW 14–⁠080%
Nov 20atLehighL 0–⁠848%
Nov 23vsLafayetteW 14–⁠054%
Nov 28atWesleyan (CT)L 2–⁠1069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wesleyan (CT) 10–⁠2.

In program history: The 75th-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 1889.

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
198–⁠165
Coach
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Elo
1468 −45 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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