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1920 Pennsylvania

6–⁠4, coached by John Heisman.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1920, game by game: won vs. Delaware 35–0; won vs. Bucknell 7–0; won vs. Swarthmore 21–0; won vs. Lafayette 7–0; lost vs. VMI 7–27; lost vs. Penn State 7–28; lost vs. Pittsburgh 21–27; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–44; won at Columbia 27–7; won vs. Cornell 28–0+35−37Won 35–0 vs. Delaware+35DelawareWon 7–0 vs. Bucknell+7BucknellWon 21–0 vs. Swarthmore+21SwarthmoreWon 7–0 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteLost 7–27 vs. VMI-20VMILost 7–28 vs. Penn State-21Penn StateLost 21–27 vs. Pittsburgh-6PittsburghLost 7–44 vs. Dartmouth-37DartmouthWon 27–7 at Columbia+20ColumbiaWon 28–0 vs. Cornell+28Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsDelawareW 35–⁠094%
Oct 2vsBucknellW 7–⁠071%
Oct 9vsSwarthmoreW 21–⁠087%
Oct 16vsLafayetteW 7–⁠070%
Oct 23vsVMIL 7–⁠2757%
Oct 30vsPenn StateL 7–⁠2844%
Nov 6vsPittsburghL 21–⁠2736%
Nov 13vsDartmouthL 7–⁠4453%
Nov 20atColumbiaW 27–⁠739%
Nov 25vsCornellW 28–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
167–⁠133
Coach
John Heisman
Elo
1510 −12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.9 No. 34 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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