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2004 Pennsylvania

8–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2004, game by game: won at San Diego 61–18; lost vs. Villanova 13–16; won vs. Dartmouth 35–0; won at Bucknell 32–25; won vs. Columbia 14–3; won at Yale 17–7; won vs. Brown 20–16; won vs. Princeton 16–15; lost vs. Harvard 10–31; won at Cornell 20–14+43−21Won 61–18 at San Diego+43San DiegoLost 13–16 vs. Villanova-3VillanovaWon 35–0 vs. Dartmouth+35DartmouthWon 32–25 at Bucknell+7BucknellWon 14–3 vs. Columbia+11ColumbiaWon 17–7 at Yale+10YaleWon 20–16 vs. Brown+4BrownWon 16–15 vs. Princeton+1PrincetonLost 10–31 vs. Harvard-21HarvardWon 20–14 at Cornell+6Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atSan DiegoW 61–⁠1864%
Sep 25vsVillanovaL 13–⁠1668%
Oct 2vsDartmouthW 35–⁠077%
Oct 9atBucknellW 32–⁠2555%
Oct 16vsColumbiaW 14–⁠386%
Oct 23atYaleW 17–⁠762%
Oct 30vsBrownW 20–⁠1671%
Nov 6vsPrincetonW 16–⁠1573%
Nov 13vsHarvardL 10–⁠3159%
Nov 20atCornellW 20–⁠1474%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠145
Coach
—
Elo
1462 +48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.5 No. 13 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard7–⁠010–⁠0
Pennsylvania6–⁠18–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠6
Brown3–⁠47–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠5
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9
Dartmouth1–⁠61–⁠9

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