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1972 Pennsylvania

6–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1972, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 55–12; lost at Brown 20–28; lost at Cornell 20–24; won at Lehigh 30–27; won vs. Princeton 15–10; won at Harvard 38–27; won vs. No. 20 Yale 48–30; won vs. Columbia 20–14; lost vs. Dartmouth 17–31+43−14Won 55–12 vs. Lafayette+43LafayetteLost 20–28 at Brown-8BrownLost 20–24 at Cornell-4CornellWon 30–27 at Lehigh+3LehighWon 15–10 vs. Princeton+5PrincetonWon 38–27 at Harvard+11HarvardWon 48–30 vs. No. 20 Yale+18No. 20 YaleWon 20–14 vs. Columbia+6ColumbiaLost 17–31 vs. Dartmouth-14Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsLafayetteW 55–⁠1283%
Oct 7atBrownL 20–⁠2860%
Oct 14atCornellL 20–⁠2417%
Oct 21atLehighW 30–⁠2775%
Oct 28vsPrincetonW 15–⁠1048%
Nov 4atHarvardW 38–⁠2726%
Nov 11vs20YaleW 48–⁠3038%
Nov 18vsColumbiaW 20–⁠1459%
Nov 25vsDartmouthL 17–⁠3134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 31–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
263–⁠203
Coach
—
Elo
1475 +81 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 49 of 121; offense No. 22, defense No. 81
SRS
−4.0 No. 79 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1972 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Harvard3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Princeton2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Brown1–⁠61–⁠8

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