1980 Pennsylvania

1–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1980, game by game: lost at Dartmouth 7–40; lost vs. Lehigh 6–35; won vs. Columbia 24–13; lost at Brown 22–42; lost at Lafayette 0–3; lost vs. Yale 0–8; lost at Princeton 21–28; lost vs. Villanova 3–34; lost vs. Harvard 17–28; lost at Cornell 9–31+11−33Lost 7–40 at Dartmouth-33DartmouthLost 6–35 vs. Lehigh-29LehighWon 24–13 vs. Columbia+11ColumbiaLost 22–42 at Brown-20BrownLost 0–3 at Lafayette-3LafayetteLost 0–8 vs. Yale-8YaleLost 21–28 at Princeton-7PrincetonLost 3–34 vs. Villanova-31VillanovaLost 17–28 vs. Harvard-11HarvardLost 9–31 at Cornell-22Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atDartmouthL 7–⁠4021%
Sep 26vsLehighL 6–⁠3556%
Oct 4vsColumbiaW 24–⁠1350%
Oct 11atBrownL 22–⁠4221%
Oct 18atLafayetteL 0–⁠349%
Oct 25vsYaleL 0–⁠820%
Nov 1atPrincetonL 21–⁠2820%
Nov 8vsVillanovaL 3–⁠3435%
Nov 15vsHarvardL 17–⁠2825%
Nov 22atCornellL 9–⁠3116%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 31–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠262
Coach
—
Elo
1214 −110 this season
SP+ rating
-20.8 No. 125 of 133; offense No. 120, defense No. 124
SRS
−28.6 No. 136 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1980 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠25–⁠5
Harvard4–⁠37–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠36–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania1–⁠61–⁠9
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠9

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