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1950 Pennsylvania

6–⁠3, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1950, game by game: won vs. Virginia 21–7; lost at No. 9 California 7–14; won vs. Dartmouth 42–26; won at Columbia 34–0; won vs. Navy 30–7; lost vs. No. 2 Army 13–28; won vs. Brown 50–0; won vs. No. 15 Wisconsin 20–0; lost vs. Cornell 6–13+50−15Won 21–7 vs. Virginia+14VirginiaLost 7–14 at No. 9 California-7No. 9 CaliforniaWon 42–26 vs. Dartmouth+16DartmouthWon 34–0 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 30–7 vs. Navy+23NavyLost 13–28 vs. No. 2 Army-15No. 2 ArmyWon 50–0 vs. Brown+50BrownWon 20–0 vs. No. 15 Wisconsin+20No. 15 WisconsinLost 6–13 vs. Cornell-7Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsVirginiaW 21–⁠752%
Oct 7at9CaliforniaL 7–⁠1425%
Oct 14vsDartmouthW 42–⁠2657%
Oct 21atColumbiaW 34–⁠060%
Oct 28vsNavyW 30–⁠778%
Nov 4vs2ArmyL 13–⁠2839%
Nov 11vsBrownW 50–⁠078%
Nov 18vs15WisconsinW 20–⁠063%
Nov 25vsCornellL 6–⁠1357%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 6: 15
  3. Wk 8: 20
  4. Wk 9: 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 1950.

Heisman voteReds Bagnell, third

Maxwell AwardReds Bagnell, RB

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
223–⁠95
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1607 +73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.6 No. 15 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 4Bob Oristaglio ECleveland Browns