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1977 Pennsylvania

5–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1977, game by game: won vs. Cornell 17–7; lost at Lehigh 7–19; lost at Columbia 18–30; won vs. Brown 14–7; won vs. Lafayette 42–7; lost at Yale 21–27; won vs. Princeton 21–10; lost at Harvard 15–34; won vs. Dartmouth 7–3+35−19Won 17–7 vs. Cornell+10CornellLost 7–19 at Lehigh-12LehighLost 18–30 at Columbia-12ColumbiaWon 14–7 vs. Brown+7BrownWon 42–7 vs. Lafayette+35LafayetteLost 21–27 at Yale-6YaleWon 21–10 vs. Princeton+11PrincetonLost 15–34 at Harvard-19HarvardWon 7–3 vs. Dartmouth+4Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsCornellW 17–⁠759%
Sep 24atLehighL 7–⁠1967%
Oct 1atColumbiaL 18–⁠3041%
Oct 8vsBrownW 14–⁠727%
Oct 15vsLafayetteW 42–⁠786%
Oct 22atYaleL 21–⁠2721%
Oct 29vsPrincetonW 21–⁠1052%
Nov 5atHarvardL 15–⁠3435%
Nov 12vsDartmouthW 7–⁠336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 7–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠144
Coach
—
Elo
1416 +21 this season
SP+ rating
-4.0 No. 98 of 140; offense No. 118, defense No. 51
SRS
−7.5 No. 103 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1977 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard4–⁠34–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

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