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1946 Pennsylvania

6–⁠2, coached by George Munger, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1946, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 66–0; won vs. Dartmouth 39–6; won vs. Virginia 40–0; won vs. Navy 32–19; lost vs. Princeton 14–17; won at Columbia 41–6; lost vs. No. 1 Army 7–34; won vs. Cornell 26–20+66−27Won 66–0 vs. Lafayette+66LafayetteWon 39–6 vs. Dartmouth+33DartmouthWon 40–0 vs. Virginia+40VirginiaWon 32–19 vs. Navy+13NavyLost 14–17 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonWon 41–6 at Columbia+35ColumbiaLost 7–34 vs. No. 1 Army-27No. 1 ArmyWon 26–20 vs. Cornell+6Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsLafayetteW 66–⁠095%
Oct 12vsDartmouthW 39–⁠672%
Oct 19vsVirginiaW 40–⁠065%
Oct 26vsNavyW 32–⁠1964%
Nov 2vsPrincetonL 14–⁠1784%
Nov 9atColumbiaW 41–⁠654%
Nov 16vs1ArmyL 7–⁠3435%
Nov 28vsCornellW 26–⁠2082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 26–⁠20; No. 13 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Final: 13

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 1946.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 13 peak No. 3
Points
265–⁠102
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1617 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.6 No. 19 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 5George Savitsky OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Bernie Gallagher OGDetroit Lions
Rd 7Ed Grain OGDetroit Lions
Rd 7Eddie Allen BChicago Rockets (AAFC)
Rd 7George Savitsky OTLos Angeles Dons (AAFC)