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1973 Pennsylvania

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1973, game by game: lost at Lafayette 14–16; won vs. Brown 28–20; won at Dartmouth 22–16; won vs. Lehigh 27–20; won at Princeton 24–0; lost vs. Harvard 30–34; lost at Yale 21–24; won at Columbia 42–8; won vs. Cornell 31–22+34−4Lost 14–16 at Lafayette-2LafayetteWon 28–20 vs. Brown+8BrownWon 22–16 at Dartmouth+6DartmouthWon 27–20 vs. Lehigh+7LehighWon 24–0 at Princeton+24PrincetonLost 30–34 vs. Harvard-4HarvardLost 21–24 at Yale-3YaleWon 42–8 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 31–22 vs. Cornell+9Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atLafayetteL 14–⁠1686%
Oct 6vsBrownW 28–⁠2076%
Oct 13atDartmouthW 22–⁠1631%
Oct 19vsLehighW 27–⁠2093%
Oct 27atPrincetonW 24–⁠054%
Nov 3vsHarvardL 30–⁠3459%
Nov 10atYaleL 21–⁠2441%
Nov 17atColumbiaW 42–⁠863%
Nov 24vsCornellW 31–⁠2265%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 31–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠160
Coach
—
Elo
1542 +59 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 28 of 123; offense No. 22, defense No. 51
SRS
−5.1 No. 82 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 5Don Clune WRNew York Giants

1973 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠7–⁠1
Princeton0–⁠71–⁠8

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