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1970 Pennsylvania

4–⁠5 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1970, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 24–0; won at Brown 17–9; lost at Cornell 31–32; won vs. Lafayette 31–20; lost vs. Princeton 16–22; lost at Harvard 23–38; lost vs. Yale 22–32; won vs. Columbia 21–14; lost vs. No. 16 Dartmouth 0–28+24−28Won 24–0 vs. Lehigh+24LehighWon 17–9 at Brown+8BrownLost 31–32 at Cornell-1CornellWon 31–20 vs. Lafayette+11LafayetteLost 16–22 vs. Princeton-6PrincetonLost 23–38 at Harvard-15HarvardLost 22–32 vs. Yale-10YaleWon 21–14 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaLost 0–28 vs. No. 16 Dartmouth-28No. 16 Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsLehighW 24–⁠090%
Oct 3atBrownW 17–⁠954%
Oct 10atCornellL 31–⁠3235%
Oct 17vsLafayetteW 31–⁠2089%
Oct 24vsPrincetonL 16–⁠2241%
Oct 31atHarvardL 23–⁠3838%
Nov 7vsYaleL 22–⁠3230%
Nov 14vsColumbiaW 21–⁠1463%
Nov 21vs16DartmouthL 0–⁠2820%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠195
Coach
—
Elo
1410 −21 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 59 of 117; offense No. 53, defense No. 65
SRS
−17.8 No. 105 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠014
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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