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1942 Pennsylvania

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1942, game by game: lost vs. Georgia Pre-Flight 6–14; won at Harvard 19–7; won at Yale 35–6; tied vs. Princeton 6–6; won vs. Columbia 42–12; won vs. No. 8 Army 19–0; lost vs. Navy 0–7; lost vs. Penn State 7–13; won vs. Cornell 34–7+30−8Lost 6–14 vs. Georgia Pre-Flight-8Georgia Pre-Fli…Won 19–7 at Harvard+12HarvardWon 35–6 at Yale+29YaleTied 6–6 vs. Princeton0PrincetonWon 42–12 vs. Columbia+30ColumbiaWon 19–0 vs. No. 8 Army+19No. 8 ArmyLost 0–7 vs. Navy-7NavyLost 7–13 vs. Penn State-6Penn StateWon 34–7 vs. Cornell+27Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsGeorgia Pre-FlightL 6–⁠1471%
Oct 3atHarvardW 19–⁠751%
Oct 10atYaleW 35–⁠684%
Oct 17vsPrincetonT 6–⁠678%
Oct 24vsColumbiaW 42–⁠1278%
Oct 31vs8ArmyW 19–⁠064%
Nov 7vsNavyL 0–⁠772%
Nov 14vsPenn StateL 7–⁠1361%
Nov 26vsCornellW 34–⁠776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 17

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 1942.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
168–⁠72
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1589 −13 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.8 No. 22 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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