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1936 Pennsylvania

7–⁠1, coached by Harvey Harman, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1936, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 35–0; lost at Yale 0–7; won vs. Princeton 7–0; won vs. Brown 48–6; won vs. Navy 16–6; won vs. Michigan 27–7; won vs. Penn State 19–12; won vs. Cornell 14–6+42−7Won 35–0 vs. Lafayette+35LafayetteLost 0–7 at Yale-7YaleWon 7–0 vs. Princeton+7PrincetonWon 48–6 vs. Brown+42BrownWon 16–6 vs. Navy+10NavyWon 27–7 vs. Michigan+20MichiganWon 19–12 vs. Penn State+7Penn StateWon 14–6 vs. Cornell+8Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsLafayetteW 35–⁠072%
Oct 10atYaleL 0–⁠742%
Oct 17vsPrincetonW 7–⁠039%
Oct 24vsBrownW 48–⁠688%
Oct 31vsNavyW 16–⁠658%
Nov 7vsMichiganW 27–⁠773%
Nov 14vsPenn StateW 19–⁠1277%
Nov 26vsCornellW 14–⁠682%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 14–⁠6; No. 10 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 15
  3. Wk 4: 11
  4. Wk 5: 10
  5. Wk 6: 13
  6. Final: 10
Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 10 peak No. 10
Points
166–⁠44
Coach
Harvey Harman
Elo
1599 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.0 No. 35 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 2Franny Murray BPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Bill Kurlish OTBrooklyn Dodgers