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1945 Pennsylvania

6–⁠2, coached by George Munger, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1945, game by game: won vs. Brown 50–0; won vs. Dartmouth 12–0; won vs. North Carolina 49–0; lost vs. No. 3 Navy 7–14; won vs. Princeton 28–0; won vs. No. 10 Columbia 32–7; lost vs. No. 1 Army 0–61; won vs. Cornell 59–6+53−61Won 50–0 vs. Brown+50BrownWon 12–0 vs. Dartmouth+12DartmouthWon 49–0 vs. North Carolina+49North CarolinaLost 7–14 vs. No. 3 Navy-7No. 3 NavyWon 28–0 vs. Princeton+28PrincetonWon 32–7 vs. No. 10 Columbia+25No. 10 ColumbiaLost 0–61 vs. No. 1 Army-61No. 1 ArmyWon 59–6 vs. Cornell+53Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsBrownW 50–⁠070%
Oct 6vsDartmouthW 12–⁠072%
Oct 13vsNorth CarolinaW 49–⁠071%
Oct 27vs3NavyL 7–⁠1441%
Nov 3vsPrincetonW 28–⁠080%
Nov 10vs10ColumbiaW 32–⁠773%
Nov 17vs1ArmyL 0–⁠6131%
Nov 24vsCornellW 59–⁠681%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 59–⁠6; No. 8 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-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: 7
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Final: 8

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 1945.

Consensus All-AmericanGeorge Savitsky, OT

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 8 peak No. 6
Points
237–⁠88
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1594 +58 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.6 No. 9 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 5Don Schneider BChicago Bears