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1958 Pennsylvania

4–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1958, game by game: lost vs. Penn State 0–43; lost at Dartmouth 12–13; lost vs. Princeton 14–20; won vs. Brown 21–20; lost vs. No. 18 Navy 8–50; won at Harvard 19–6; won at Yale 30–6; won vs. Columbia 42–0; lost vs. Cornell 7–19+42−43Lost 0–43 vs. Penn State-43Penn StateLost 12–13 at Dartmouth-1DartmouthLost 14–20 vs. Princeton-6PrincetonWon 21–20 vs. Brown+1BrownLost 8–50 vs. No. 18 Navy-42No. 18 NavyWon 19–6 at Harvard+13HarvardWon 30–6 at Yale+24YaleWon 42–0 vs. Columbia+42ColumbiaLost 7–19 vs. Cornell-12Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsPenn StateL 0–⁠4344%
Oct 4atDartmouthL 12–⁠1325%
Oct 11vsPrincetonL 14–⁠2041%
Oct 18vsBrownW 21–⁠2043%
Oct 25vs18NavyL 8–⁠5024%
Nov 1atHarvardW 19–⁠635%
Nov 8atYaleW 30–⁠635%
Nov 15vsColumbiaW 42–⁠084%
Nov 27vsCornellL 7–⁠1958%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 19–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The tied 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠177
Coach
—
Elo
1441 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.3 No. 100 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1958 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Harvard3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Yale0–⁠72–⁠7

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