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1940 Pennsylvania

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by George Munger, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1940, game by game: won vs. Maryland 51–0; won vs. Yale 50–7; won vs. Princeton 46–28; lost at No. 3 Michigan 0–14; won vs. No. 14 Navy 20–0; tied vs. Harvard 10–10; won vs. Army 48–0; won vs. No. 5 Cornell 22–20+51−14Won 51–0 vs. Maryland+51MarylandWon 50–7 vs. Yale+43YaleWon 46–28 vs. Princeton+18PrincetonLost 0–14 at No. 3 Michigan-14No. 3 MichiganWon 20–0 vs. No. 14 Navy+20No. 14 NavyTied 10–10 vs. Harvard0HarvardWon 48–0 vs. Army+48ArmyWon 22–20 vs. No. 5 Cornell+2No. 5 Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsMarylandW 51–⁠074%
Oct 12vsYaleW 50–⁠765%
Oct 19vsPrincetonW 46–⁠2859%
Oct 26at3MichiganL 0–⁠1430%
Nov 2vs14NavyW 20–⁠053%
Nov 9vsHarvardT 10–⁠1073%
Nov 16vsArmyW 48–⁠077%
Nov 23vs5CornellW 22–⁠2039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 22–⁠20; No. 14 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 6: 12
  6. Wk 7: 10
  7. Final: 14

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 1940.

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 14 peak No. 8
Points
247–⁠79
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1594 +105 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.5 No. 11 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1941

The 1941 draft
Rd 3Frank Reagan BNew York Giants
Rd 5Ray Frick CBrooklyn Dodgers