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1953 Pennsylvania

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by George Munger.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1953, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 13–7; won vs. Penn State 13–7; lost vs. California 0–40; lost vs. No. 17 Ohio State 6–12; won vs. No. 10 Navy 9–6; lost at No. 16 Michigan 14–24; lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 20–28; lost vs. Army 14–21; tied vs. Cornell 7–7+7−40Won 13–7 vs. Vanderbilt+6VanderbiltWon 13–7 vs. Penn State+6Penn StateLost 0–40 vs. California-40CaliforniaLost 6–12 vs. No. 17 Ohio State-6No. 17 Ohio StateWon 9–6 vs. No. 10 Navy+3No. 10 NavyLost 14–24 at No. 16 Michigan-10No. 16 MichiganLost 20–28 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-8No. 1 Notre DameLost 14–21 vs. Army-7ArmyTied 7–7 vs. Cornell0Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsVanderbiltW 13–⁠763%
Oct 3vsPenn StateW 13–⁠758%
Oct 10vsCaliforniaL 0–⁠4060%
Oct 17vs17Ohio StateL 6–⁠1250%
Oct 24vs10NavyW 9–⁠635%
Oct 31at16MichiganL 14–⁠2434%
Nov 7vs1Notre DameL 20–⁠2825%
Nov 14vsArmyL 14–⁠2148%
Nov 26vsCornellT 7–⁠756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
96–⁠152
Coach
George Munger
Elo
1470 −64 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.3 No. 53 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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