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1941 Pennsylvania

7–⁠1, coached by George Munger, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1941, game by game: won vs. Harvard 19–0; won at Yale 28–13; won at Princeton 23–0; won vs. Maryland 55–6; lost vs. No. 11 Navy 6–13; won vs. Columbia 19–16; won vs. No. 19 Army 14–7; won vs. Cornell 16–0+49−7Won 19–0 vs. Harvard+19HarvardWon 28–13 at Yale+15YaleWon 23–0 at Princeton+23PrincetonWon 55–6 vs. Maryland+49MarylandLost 6–13 vs. No. 11 Navy-7No. 11 NavyWon 19–16 vs. Columbia+3ColumbiaWon 14–7 vs. No. 19 Army+7No. 19 ArmyWon 16–0 vs. Cornell+16Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsHarvardW 19–⁠065%
Oct 11atYaleW 28–⁠1365%
Oct 18atPrincetonW 23–⁠058%
Oct 25vsMarylandW 55–⁠685%
Nov 1vs11NavyL 6–⁠1361%
Nov 8vsColumbiaW 19–⁠1668%
Nov 15vs19ArmyW 14–⁠775%
Nov 22vsCornellW 16–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 16–⁠0; No. 15 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Final: 15

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 1941.

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 15 peak No. 8
Points
180–⁠55
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1653 +91 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.7 No. 21 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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