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1944 Pennsylvania

5–⁠3, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1944, game by game: won vs. Duke 18–7; won vs. Dartmouth 20–6; won vs. William & Mary 46–0; lost vs. No. 12 Navy 0–26; lost vs. No. 10 Michigan 19–41; won vs. Columbia 35–7; lost vs. No. 1 Army 7–62; won vs. Cornell 20–0+46−55Won 18–7 vs. Duke+11DukeWon 20–6 vs. Dartmouth+14DartmouthWon 46–0 vs. William & Mary+46William & MaryLost 0–26 vs. No. 12 Navy-26No. 12 NavyLost 19–41 vs. No. 10 Michigan-22No. 10 MichiganWon 35–7 vs. Columbia+28ColumbiaLost 7–62 vs. No. 1 Army-55No. 1 ArmyWon 20–0 vs. Cornell+20Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsDukeW 18–⁠745%
Oct 7vsDartmouthW 20–⁠660%
Oct 14vsWilliam & MaryW 46–⁠057%
Oct 28vs12NavyL 0–⁠2658%
Nov 4vs10MichiganL 19–⁠4145%
Nov 11vsColumbiaW 35–⁠786%
Nov 18vs1ArmyL 7–⁠6236%
Nov 25vsCornellW 20–⁠075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-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: 7
  3. Wk 3: 7

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 1944.

Consensus All-AmericanBob Odell, RB

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
165–⁠149
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1554 +10 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.2 No. 25 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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