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1939 Pennsylvania

4–⁠4, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1939, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 6–0; won at Yale 6–0; won at Harvard 22–7; lost vs. No. 13 North Carolina 6–30; won vs. Navy 13–6; lost vs. Penn State 0–10; lost vs. Michigan 17–19; lost vs. No. 3 Cornell 0–26+15−26Won 6–0 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteWon 6–0 at Yale+6YaleWon 22–7 at Harvard+15HarvardLost 6–30 vs. No. 13 North Carolina-24No. 13 North CarolinaWon 13–6 vs. Navy+7NavyLost 0–10 vs. Penn State-10Penn StateLost 17–19 vs. Michigan-2MichiganLost 0–26 vs. No. 3 Cornell-26No. 3 Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsLafayetteW 6–⁠069%
Oct 14atYaleW 6–⁠045%
Oct 21atHarvardW 22–⁠739%
Oct 28vs13North CarolinaL 6–⁠3045%
Nov 4vsNavyW 13–⁠661%
Nov 11vsPenn StateL 0–⁠1065%
Nov 18vsMichiganL 17–⁠1951%
Nov 25vs3CornellL 0–⁠2629%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 16
Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
70–⁠98
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1483 −6 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.2 No. 73 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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