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1952 Pennsylvania

4–⁠3–⁠2, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1952, game by game: tied vs. No. 10 Notre Dame 7–7; won vs. Dartmouth 7–0; won at No. 10 Princeton 13–7; won at Columbia 27–17; tied vs. Navy 7–7; lost vs. Penn State 7–14; lost vs. Georgia 27–34; lost vs. Army 13–14; won vs. Cornell 14–7+10−7Tied 7–7 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame0No. 10 Notre DameWon 7–0 vs. Dartmouth+7DartmouthWon 13–7 at No. 10 Princeton+6No. 10 PrincetonWon 27–17 at Columbia+10ColumbiaTied 7–7 vs. Navy0NavyLost 7–14 vs. Penn State-7Penn StateLost 27–34 vs. Georgia-7GeorgiaLost 13–14 vs. Army-1ArmyWon 14–7 vs. Cornell+7Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vs10Notre DameT 7–⁠750%
Oct 4vsDartmouthW 7–⁠067%
Oct 11at10PrincetonW 13–⁠726%
Oct 18atColumbiaW 27–⁠1759%
Oct 25vsNavyT 7–⁠763%
Nov 1vsPenn StateL 7–⁠1464%
Nov 8vsGeorgiaL 27–⁠3465%
Nov 15vsArmyL 13–⁠1463%
Nov 27vsCornellW 14–⁠767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 11
  4. Wk 6: 17
Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
122–⁠107
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1551 +9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.1 No. 44 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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