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1947 Pennsylvania

7–⁠0–⁠1, coached by George Munger, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1947, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 59–0; won at Dartmouth 32–0; won vs. Columbia 34–14; won vs. Navy 21–0; won at Princeton 26–7; won vs. No. 10 Virginia 19–7; tied vs. No. 13 Army 7–7; won vs. Cornell 21–0+59Won 59–0 vs. Lafayette+59LafayetteWon 32–0 at Dartmouth+32DartmouthWon 34–14 vs. Columbia+20ColumbiaWon 21–0 vs. Navy+21NavyWon 26–7 at Princeton+19PrincetonWon 19–7 vs. No. 10 Virginia+12No. 10 VirginiaTied 7–7 vs. No. 13 Army0No. 13 ArmyWon 21–0 vs. Cornell+21Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsLafayetteW 59–⁠092%
Oct 11atDartmouthW 32–⁠062%
Oct 18vsColumbiaW 34–⁠1470%
Oct 25vsNavyW 21–⁠075%
Nov 1atPrincetonW 26–⁠774%
Nov 8vs10VirginiaW 19–⁠767%
Nov 15vs13ArmyT 7–⁠752%
Nov 27vsCornellW 21–⁠086%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 21–⁠0; No. 7 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-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: 8
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Final: 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 1947.

Led the nationSkip Minisi: kickoff return average (28.8)

Consensus All-AmericanChuck Bednarik, C

Record
7–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 7 peak No. 3
Points
219–⁠35
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1678 +100 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
22.6 No. 5 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 1Skip Minisi RBNew York Giants
Rd 7Bill Luongo BPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Tony Minisi BChicago Rockets (AAFC)