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1966 Pennsylvania

2–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1966, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 38–28; won at Brown 20–0; lost at Cornell 28–45; lost vs. Bucknell 21–28; lost vs. Princeton 13–30; lost at Harvard 7–27; lost vs. Yale 14–17; lost at Columbia 14–22; lost vs. Dartmouth 21–40+20−20Won 38–28 vs. Lehigh+10LehighWon 20–0 at Brown+20BrownLost 28–45 at Cornell-17CornellLost 21–28 vs. Bucknell-7BucknellLost 13–30 vs. Princeton-17PrincetonLost 7–27 at Harvard-20HarvardLost 14–17 vs. Yale-3YaleLost 14–22 at Columbia-8ColumbiaLost 21–40 vs. Dartmouth-19Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsLehighW 38–⁠2892%
Oct 1atBrownW 20–⁠039%
Oct 8atCornellL 28–⁠4530%
Oct 15vsBucknellL 21–⁠2886%
Oct 22vsPrincetonL 13–⁠3031%
Oct 29atHarvardL 7–⁠2716%
Nov 5vsYaleL 14–⁠1744%
Nov 12atColumbiaL 14–⁠2251%
Nov 19vsDartmouthL 21–⁠4015%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 40–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠237
Coach
—
Elo
1316 −84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.2 No. 112 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1966 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠18–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠8

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