1959 Pennsylvania
7–1–1 (6–1 Ivy League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Brown 36–9Oct 17
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Lafayette | W 26–0 | 91% |
| Oct 3 | vs Dartmouth | W 13–0 | 49% |
| Oct 10 | at Princeton | W 18–0 | 36% |
| Oct 17 | vs Brown | W 36–9 | 70% |
| Oct 24 | vs Navy | T 22–22 | 60% |
| Oct 31 | vs Harvard | L 0–12 | 74% |
| Nov 7 | vs Yale | W 28–12 | 59% |
| Nov 14 | at Columbia | W 24–6 | 77% |
| Nov 26 | vs Cornell | W 28–13 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cornell 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference
- Record
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 6–1 first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 195–74
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1560 +100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.7 No. 76 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1959 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pennsylvania | 6–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Yale | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Harvard | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Cornell | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Princeton | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Brown | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.