1963 Pennsylvania

3–⁠6 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by John Stiegman.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1963, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 47–0; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–28; lost at Princeton 0–34; lost at Brown 13–41; won vs. Rutgers 7–6; won vs. Harvard 7–2; lost vs. Yale 7–28; lost at Columbia 8–33; lost vs. Cornell 8–17+47−34Won 47–0 vs. Lafayette+47LafayetteLost 0–28 vs. Dartmouth-28DartmouthLost 0–34 at Princeton-34PrincetonLost 13–41 at Brown-28BrownWon 7–6 vs. Rutgers+1RutgersWon 7–2 vs. Harvard+5HarvardLost 7–28 vs. Yale-21YaleLost 8–33 at Columbia-25ColumbiaLost 8–17 vs. Cornell-9Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsLafayetteW 47–⁠087%
Oct 5vsDartmouthL 0–⁠2825%
Oct 12atPrincetonL 0–⁠3421%
Oct 19atBrownL 13–⁠4142%
Oct 26vsRutgersW 7–⁠647%
Nov 2vsHarvardW 7–⁠225%
Nov 9vsYaleL 7–⁠2840%
Nov 16atColumbiaL 8–⁠3329%
Nov 28vsCornellL 8–⁠1743%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 17–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
97–⁠189
Coach
John Stiegman
Elo
1296 −71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.9 No. 116 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Yale4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Brown2–⁠53–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠6

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