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1943 Pennsylvania

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by George Munger, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1943, game by game: won vs. Princeton 47–9; won vs. Yale 41–7; won vs. No. 14 Dartmouth 7–6; won vs. Lakehurst NAS 74–6; won at Columbia 33–0; tied vs. No. 2 Army 13–13; lost vs. No. 7 Navy 7–24; lost vs. North Carolina 6–9; won vs. Cornell 20–14+68−17Won 47–9 vs. Princeton+38PrincetonWon 41–7 vs. Yale+34YaleWon 7–6 vs. No. 14 Dartmouth+1No. 14 DartmouthWon 74–6 vs. Lakehurst NAS+68Lakehurst NASWon 33–0 at Columbia+33ColumbiaTied 13–13 vs. No. 2 Army0No. 2 ArmyLost 7–24 vs. No. 7 Navy-17No. 7 NavyLost 6–9 vs. North Carolina-3North CarolinaWon 20–14 vs. Cornell+6Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsPrincetonW 47–⁠975%
Oct 2vsYaleW 41–⁠788%
Oct 9vs14DartmouthW 7–⁠665%
Oct 16vsLakehurst NASW 74–⁠693%
Oct 23atColumbiaW 33–⁠078%
Oct 30vs2ArmyT 13–⁠1354%
Nov 6vs7NavyL 7–⁠2456%
Nov 13vsNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠957%
Nov 25vsCornellW 20–⁠1474%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 19
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Final: 20

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 1943.

Heisman voteBob Odell, second

Maxwell AwardBob Odell, RB

Consensus All-AmericanBob Odell, RB

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 20 peak No. 4
Points
248–⁠88
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1566 +7 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.7 No. 28 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1944

The 1944 draft
Rd 2Bob Odell EPittsburgh Steelers