1962 Pennsylvania

3–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by John Stiegman.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1962, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 13–11; lost at Dartmouth 0–17; lost vs. Princeton 8–21; won vs. Brown 18–15; lost vs. Rutgers 7–12; lost at Harvard 0–36; won at Yale 15–12; lost vs. Columbia 7–21; lost vs. Cornell 22–29+7−36Won 13–11 vs. Lafayette+2LafayetteLost 0–17 at Dartmouth-17DartmouthLost 8–21 vs. Princeton-13PrincetonWon 18–15 vs. Brown+3BrownLost 7–12 vs. Rutgers-5RutgersLost 0–36 at Harvard-36HarvardWon 15–12 at Yale+3YaleLost 7–21 vs. Columbia-14ColumbiaLost 22–29 vs. Cornell-7Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsLafayetteW 13–⁠1186%
Oct 6atDartmouthL 0–⁠1719%
Oct 13vsPrincetonL 8–⁠2130%
Oct 20vsBrownW 18–⁠1560%
Oct 27vsRutgersL 7–⁠1231%
Nov 3atHarvardL 0–⁠3623%
Nov 10atYaleW 15–⁠1224%
Nov 17vsColumbiaL 7–⁠2141%
Nov 24vsCornellL 22–⁠2950%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 29–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
90–⁠174
Coach
John Stiegman
Elo
1302 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.5 No. 120 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1962 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠0
Harvard5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia4–⁠35–⁠4
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Yale1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Brown0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠6–⁠2

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