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1917 Pennsylvania

9–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1917, game by game: won vs. Albright 73–10; lost at Georgia Tech 0–41; won vs. Swarthmore 10–0; won vs. Bucknell 20–6; lost vs. Pittsburgh 6–14; won vs. Lafayette 27–0; won vs. Pennsylvania Military 23–0; won vs. Dartmouth 7–0; won vs. Michigan 16–0; won vs. Carlisle 26–0; won vs. Cornell 37–0+63−41Won 73–10 vs. Albright+63AlbrightLost 0–41 at Georgia Tech-41Georgia TechWon 10–0 vs. Swarthmore+10SwarthmoreWon 20–6 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellLost 6–14 vs. Pittsburgh-8PittsburghWon 27–0 vs. Lafayette+27LafayetteWon 23–0 vs. Pennsylvania Military+23Pennsylvania Mi…Won 7–0 vs. Dartmouth+7DartmouthWon 16–0 vs. Michigan+16MichiganWon 26–0 vs. Carlisle+26CarlisleWon 37–0 vs. Cornell+37Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsAlbrightW 73–⁠1093%
Oct 6atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠4123%
Oct 13vsSwarthmoreW 10–⁠084%
Oct 20vsBucknellW 20–⁠677%
Oct 27vsPittsburghL 6–⁠1435%
Nov 3vsLafayetteW 27–⁠077%
Nov 6vsPennsylvania MilitaryW 23–⁠090%
Nov 10vsDartmouthW 7–⁠051%
Nov 17vsMichiganW 16–⁠047%
Nov 24vsCarlisleW 26–⁠083%
Nov 29vsCornellW 37–⁠078%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 37–⁠0.

In program history: The 23rd-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 1917.

Consensus All-AmericanHeinie Miller, E

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
245–⁠71
Coach
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Elo
1604 +88 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.3 No. 17 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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