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1978 Pennsylvania

2–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠5–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1978, game by game: lost at Dartmouth 21–31; won vs. Lehigh 21–13; won vs. Columbia 31–19; lost at Brown 0–14; lost at Lafayette 19–20; tied vs. Yale 17–17; lost at Princeton 0–21; lost vs. Harvard 13–17; lost at Cornell 17–35+12−21Lost 21–31 at Dartmouth-10DartmouthWon 21–13 vs. Lehigh+8LehighWon 31–19 vs. Columbia+12ColumbiaLost 0–14 at Brown-14BrownLost 19–20 at Lafayette-1LafayetteTied 17–17 vs. Yale0YaleLost 0–21 at Princeton-21PrincetonLost 13–17 vs. Harvard-4HarvardLost 17–35 at Cornell-18Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atDartmouthL 21–⁠3132%
Sep 29vsLehighW 21–⁠1374%
Oct 7vsColumbiaW 31–⁠1964%
Oct 14atBrownL 0–⁠1436%
Oct 21atLafayetteL 19–⁠2083%
Oct 28vsYaleT 17–⁠1736%
Nov 4atPrincetonL 0–⁠2149%
Nov 11vsHarvardL 13–⁠1748%
Nov 18atCornellL 17–⁠3538%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 35–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5–⁠1 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠187
Coach
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Elo
1362 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-12.4 No. 109 of 133; offense No. 115, defense No. 87
SRS
−18.2 No. 127 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1978 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠3
Brown5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Cornell3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Harvard2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Princeton1–⁠4–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Pennsylvania1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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