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1928 Pennsylvania

8–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1928, game by game: won vs. Ursinus 34–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 46–0; won vs. Swarthmore 67–0; won vs. Penn State 14–0; lost vs. Navy 0–6; won at Chicago 20–13; won at Harvard 7–0; won vs. Columbia 34–7; won vs. Cornell 49–0+67−6Won 34–0 vs. Ursinus+34UrsinusWon 46–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+46Franklin & Mars…Won 67–0 vs. Swarthmore+67SwarthmoreWon 14–0 vs. Penn State+14Penn StateLost 0–6 vs. Navy-6NavyWon 20–13 at Chicago+7ChicagoWon 7–0 at Harvard+7HarvardWon 34–7 vs. Columbia+27ColumbiaWon 49–0 vs. Cornell+49Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsUrsinusW 34–⁠091%
Oct 6vsFranklin & MarshallW 46–⁠091%
Oct 13vsSwarthmoreW 67–⁠091%
Oct 20vsPenn StateW 14–⁠062%
Oct 27vsNavyL 0–⁠666%
Nov 3atChicagoW 20–⁠1360%
Nov 10atHarvardW 7–⁠048%
Nov 17vsColumbiaW 34–⁠768%
Nov 29vsCornellW 49–⁠076%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 49–⁠0.

In program history: The 20th-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 1928.

Consensus All-AmericanPaul Scull, RB

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
271–⁠26
Coach
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Elo
1613 +86 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.3 No. 36 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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