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1969 Pennsylvania

4–⁠5 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1969, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 28–17; won vs. Brown 23–2; lost at Dartmouth 0–41; won vs. Lehigh 13–7; lost at Princeton 0–42; lost vs. Harvard 6–20; lost at Yale 3–21; won at Columbia 17–7; lost vs. Cornell 14–28+21−42Won 28–17 vs. Bucknell+11BucknellWon 23–2 vs. Brown+21BrownLost 0–41 at Dartmouth-41DartmouthWon 13–7 vs. Lehigh+6LehighLost 0–42 at Princeton-42PrincetonLost 6–20 vs. Harvard-14HarvardLost 3–21 at Yale-18YaleWon 17–7 at Columbia+10ColumbiaLost 14–28 vs. Cornell-14Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsBucknellW 28–⁠1791%
Oct 4vsBrownW 23–⁠274%
Oct 11atDartmouthL 0–⁠4136%
Oct 18vsLehighW 13–⁠792%
Oct 25atPrincetonL 0–⁠4238%
Nov 1vsHarvardL 6–⁠2048%
Nov 8atYaleL 3–⁠2121%
Nov 15atColumbiaW 17–⁠763%
Nov 22vsCornellL 14–⁠2855%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
104–⁠185
Coach
—
Elo
1397 −83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.6 No. 117 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1969 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Princeton6–⁠16–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

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