1971 Pennsylvania

2–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1971, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 28–14; won vs. Brown 17–16; lost at Dartmouth 3–19; lost vs. Lafayette 15–17; lost at Princeton 0–31; lost vs. Harvard 27–28; lost at Yale 14–24; lost at Columbia 3–17; lost vs. Cornell 13–41+14−31Won 28–14 vs. Lehigh+14LehighWon 17–16 vs. Brown+1BrownLost 3–19 at Dartmouth-16DartmouthLost 15–17 vs. Lafayette-2LafayetteLost 0–31 at Princeton-31PrincetonLost 27–28 vs. Harvard-1HarvardLost 14–24 at Yale-10YaleLost 3–17 at Columbia-14ColumbiaLost 13–41 vs. Cornell-28Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsLehighW 28–⁠1490%
Oct 2vsBrownW 17–⁠1675%
Oct 9atDartmouthL 3–⁠1917%
Oct 16vsLafayetteL 15–⁠1783%
Oct 23atPrincetonL 0–⁠3136%
Oct 30vsHarvardL 27–⁠2844%
Nov 6atYaleL 14–⁠2426%
Nov 13atColumbiaL 3–⁠1738%
Nov 20vsCornellL 13–⁠4125%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 107th-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
120–⁠207
Coach
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Elo
1342 −98 this season
SP+ rating
-13.0 No. 104 of 120; offense No. 106, defense No. 83
SRS
−31.7 No. 127 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1971 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cornell6–⁠18–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠26–⁠3
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠70–⁠9

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