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1976 Pennsylvania

3–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1976, game by game: lost at Dartmouth 0–20; lost vs. Lehigh 20–24; lost vs. Columbia 10–14; won at Brown 7–6; won at Lafayette 15–14; lost vs. Yale 7–21; won at Princeton 10–9; lost vs. Harvard 8–20; lost at Cornell 13–31+7−20Lost 0–20 at Dartmouth-20DartmouthLost 20–24 vs. Lehigh-4LehighLost 10–14 vs. Columbia-4ColumbiaWon 7–6 at Brown+1BrownWon 15–14 at Lafayette+1LafayetteLost 7–21 vs. Yale-14YaleWon 10–9 at Princeton+1PrincetonLost 8–20 vs. Harvard-12HarvardLost 13–31 at Cornell-18Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atDartmouthL 0–⁠2033%
Sep 24vsLehighL 20–⁠2478%
Oct 2vsColumbiaL 10–⁠1463%
Oct 9atBrownW 7–⁠620%
Oct 16atLafayetteW 15–⁠1476%
Oct 23vsYaleL 7–⁠2131%
Oct 30atPrincetonW 10–⁠938%
Nov 6vsHarvardL 8–⁠2030%
Nov 13atCornellL 13–⁠3153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
90–⁠159
Coach
—
Elo
1341 −105 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 105 of 132; offense No. 128, defense No. 45
SRS
−14.3 No. 118 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1976 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠52–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠7

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