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1954 Pennsylvania

0–⁠9.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1954, game by game: lost vs. No. 19 Duke 0–52; lost vs. William & Mary 7–27; lost at Princeton 7–13; lost vs. George Washington 27–32; lost vs. Navy 6–52; lost vs. Penn State 13–35; lost vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 7–42; lost vs. No. 6 Army 0–35; lost vs. Cornell 6–20+7−52Lost 0–52 vs. No. 19 Duke-52No. 19 DukeLost 7–27 vs. William & Mary-20William & MaryLost 7–13 at Princeton-6PrincetonLost 27–32 vs. George Washington-5George Washingt…Lost 6–52 vs. Navy-46NavyLost 13–35 vs. Penn State-22Penn StateLost 7–42 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame-35No. 5 Notre DameLost 0–35 vs. No. 6 Army-35No. 6 ArmyLost 6–20 vs. Cornell-14Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vs19DukeL 0–⁠5238%
Oct 2vsWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠2759%
Oct 9atPrincetonL 7–⁠1325%
Oct 16vsGeorge WashingtonL 27–⁠3251%
Oct 23vsNavyL 6–⁠5225%
Oct 30vsPenn StateL 13–⁠3527%
Nov 6vs5Notre DameL 7–⁠4215%
Nov 13vs6ArmyL 0–⁠3516%
Nov 25vsCornellL 6–⁠2029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
0–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
73–⁠308
Coach
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Elo
1319 −161 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.1 No. 98 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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