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1951 Pennsylvania

5–⁠4, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1951, game by game: lost vs. No. 5 California 0–35; won vs. Dartmouth 39–14; lost vs. No. 13 Princeton 7–13; won vs. Columbia 28–13; won vs. Navy 14–0; lost vs. William & Mary 12–20; lost at No. 9 Wisconsin 7–16; won vs. Army 7–6; won vs. Cornell 7–0+25−35Lost 0–35 vs. No. 5 California-35No. 5 CaliforniaWon 39–14 vs. Dartmouth+25DartmouthLost 7–13 vs. No. 13 Princeton-6No. 13 PrincetonWon 28–13 vs. Columbia+15ColumbiaWon 14–0 vs. Navy+14NavyLost 12–20 vs. William & Mary-8William & MaryLost 7–16 at No. 9 Wisconsin-9No. 9 WisconsinWon 7–6 vs. Army+1ArmyWon 7–0 vs. Cornell+7Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vs5CaliforniaL 0–⁠3544%
Oct 6vsDartmouthW 39–⁠1464%
Oct 13vs13PrincetonL 7–⁠1346%
Oct 20vsColumbiaW 28–⁠1366%
Oct 27vsNavyW 14–⁠072%
Nov 3vsWilliam & MaryL 12–⁠2069%
Nov 10at9WisconsinL 7–⁠1630%
Nov 17vsArmyW 7–⁠658%
Nov 24vsCornellW 7–⁠040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
121–⁠117
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1564 −7 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.0 No. 48 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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