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1981 Pennsylvania

1–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Jerry Berndt.

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 1981, game by game: won vs. Cornell 29–22; lost at Lehigh 0–58; lost at Columbia 9–20; lost vs. Brown 24–26; lost at Yale 3–24; lost vs. Princeton 30–38; lost vs. Delaware 6–40; lost at Harvard 7–45; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–33; lost at Richmond 12–18+7−58Won 29–22 vs. Cornell+7CornellLost 0–58 at Lehigh-58LehighLost 9–20 at Columbia-11ColumbiaLost 24–26 vs. Brown-2BrownLost 3–24 at Yale-21YaleLost 30–38 vs. Princeton-8PrincetonLost 6–40 vs. Delaware-34DelawareLost 7–45 at Harvard-38HarvardLost 13–33 vs. Dartmouth-20DartmouthLost 12–18 at Richmond-6Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsCornellW 29–⁠2234%
Sep 26atLehighL 0–⁠5843%
Oct 3atColumbiaL 9–⁠2051%
Oct 10vsBrownL 24–⁠2635%
Oct 24atYaleL 3–⁠249%
Oct 31vsPrincetonL 30–⁠3840%
Nov 7vsDelawareL 6–⁠4032%
Nov 14atHarvardL 7–⁠4515%
Nov 21vsDartmouthL 13–⁠3323%
Nov 26atRichmondL 12–⁠1822%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 18–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

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

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠324
Coach
Jerry Berndt
Elo
1197 −112 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 126 of 132; offense No. 115, defense No. 125
SRS
−29.0 No. 135 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1981 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠4
Princeton5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown2–⁠53–⁠7
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9
Pennsylvania1–⁠61–⁠9

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