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1956 Pennsylvania

4–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1956, game by game: lost vs. Penn State 0–34; won vs. Dartmouth 14–7; lost vs. Princeton 0–34; won vs. Brown 14–7; lost vs. Navy 6–54; won at Harvard 28–14; lost at Yale 7–40; won vs. Columbia 20–6; lost vs. Cornell 7–20+14−48Lost 0–34 vs. Penn State-34Penn StateWon 14–7 vs. Dartmouth+7DartmouthLost 0–34 vs. Princeton-34PrincetonWon 14–7 vs. Brown+7BrownLost 6–54 vs. Navy-48NavyWon 28–14 at Harvard+14HarvardLost 7–40 at Yale-33YaleWon 20–6 vs. Columbia+14ColumbiaLost 7–20 vs. Cornell-13Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsPenn StateL 0–⁠3429%
Oct 6vsDartmouthW 14–⁠740%
Oct 13vsPrincetonL 0–⁠3426%
Oct 20vsBrownW 14–⁠747%
Oct 27vsNavyL 6–⁠5422%
Nov 3atHarvardW 28–⁠1428%
Nov 10atYaleL 7–⁠4020%
Nov 17vsColumbiaW 20–⁠666%
Nov 22vsCornellL 7–⁠2065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
96–⁠216
Coach
—
Elo
1342 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 98 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1956 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale7–⁠08–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠52–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.