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1968 Pennsylvania

7–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1968, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 27–10; won at Brown 17–13; won at Cornell 10–8; won vs. Lehigh 34–0; won vs. Princeton 19–14; lost at Harvard 6–28; lost vs. Yale 13–30; won vs. Columbia 13–7; won vs. Dartmouth 26–21+34−22Won 27–10 vs. Bucknell+17BucknellWon 17–13 at Brown+4BrownWon 10–8 at Cornell+2CornellWon 34–0 vs. Lehigh+34LehighWon 19–14 vs. Princeton+5PrincetonLost 6–28 at Harvard-22HarvardLost 13–30 vs. Yale-17YaleWon 13–7 vs. Columbia+6ColumbiaWon 26–21 vs. Dartmouth+5Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsBucknellW 27–⁠1083%
Oct 5atBrownW 17–⁠1347%
Oct 12atCornellW 10–⁠824%
Oct 19vsLehighW 34–⁠094%
Oct 26vsPrincetonW 19–⁠1444%
Nov 2atHarvardL 6–⁠2824%
Nov 9vsYaleL 13–⁠3029%
Nov 16vsColumbiaW 13–⁠776%
Nov 23vsDartmouthW 26–⁠2144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠131
Coach
—
Elo
1469 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.8 No. 109 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Yale6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Pennsylvania5–⁠27–⁠2
Princeton4–⁠34–⁠5
Dartmouth3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown0–⁠72–⁠7

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