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1949 Pennsylvania

4–⁠4, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1949, game by game: won vs. Dartmouth 21–0; won at Princeton 14–13; won vs. Columbia 27–7; won vs. Navy 28–7; lost vs. Pittsburgh 21–22; lost vs. No. 19 Virginia 14–26; lost vs. No. 2 Army 13–14; lost vs. No. 20 Cornell 21–29+21−12Won 21–0 vs. Dartmouth+21DartmouthWon 14–13 at Princeton+1PrincetonWon 27–7 vs. Columbia+20ColumbiaWon 28–7 vs. Navy+21NavyLost 21–22 vs. Pittsburgh-1PittsburghLost 14–26 vs. No. 19 Virginia-12No. 19 VirginiaLost 13–14 vs. No. 2 Army-1No. 2 ArmyLost 21–29 vs. No. 20 Cornell-8No. 20 Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsDartmouthW 21–⁠058%
Oct 8atPrincetonW 14–⁠1358%
Oct 15vsColumbiaW 27–⁠772%
Oct 22vsNavyW 28–⁠779%
Oct 29vsPittsburghL 21–⁠2267%
Nov 5vs19VirginiaL 14–⁠2660%
Nov 12vs2ArmyL 13–⁠1432%
Nov 24vs20CornellL 21–⁠2950%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 29–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 3: 14
  3. Wk 4: 9
  4. Wk 5: 20
Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
159–⁠118
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1550 −9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.8 No. 39 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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