1974 Pennsylvania

6–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1974, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 28–18; won at Brown 14–9; tied at Cornell 28–28; won at Lafayette 37–7; won vs. Princeton 20–18; lost at Harvard 0–39; lost vs. Yale 12–37; won vs. Columbia 21–3; won vs. Dartmouth 27–20+30−39Won 28–18 vs. Lehigh+10LehighWon 14–9 at Brown+5BrownTied 28–28 at Cornell0CornellWon 37–7 at Lafayette+30LafayetteWon 20–18 vs. Princeton+2PrincetonLost 0–39 at Harvard-39HarvardLost 12–37 vs. Yale-25YaleWon 21–3 vs. Columbia+18ColumbiaWon 27–20 vs. Dartmouth+7Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsLehighW 28–⁠1889%
Oct 5atBrownW 14–⁠960%
Oct 12atCornellT 28–⁠2850%
Oct 19atLafayetteW 37–⁠785%
Oct 26vsPrincetonW 20–⁠1871%
Nov 2atHarvardL 0–⁠3942%
Nov 9vsYaleL 12–⁠3744%
Nov 16vsColumbiaW 21–⁠386%
Nov 23vsDartmouthW 27–⁠2059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 27–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠179
Coach
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Elo
1527 −1 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 88 of 124; offense No. 82, defense No. 84
SRS
−26.1 No. 127 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown4–⁠35–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Dartmouth3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠8

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