2005 Pennsylvania

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2005, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 41–14; lost at Villanova 24–28; won at Dartmouth 26–9; won vs. Bucknell 53–7; won at Columbia 44–16; won vs. Yale 38–21; lost at Brown 20–34; lost vs. Princeton 13–30; lost at Harvard 3–29; lost vs. Cornell 7–16+46−26Won 41–14 vs. Duquesne+27DuquesneLost 24–28 at Villanova-4VillanovaWon 26–9 at Dartmouth+17DartmouthWon 53–7 vs. Bucknell+46BucknellWon 44–16 at Columbia+28ColumbiaWon 38–21 vs. Yale+17YaleLost 20–34 at Brown-14BrownLost 13–30 vs. Princeton-17PrincetonLost 3–29 at Harvard-26HarvardLost 7–16 vs. Cornell-9Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsDuquesneW 41–⁠1461%
Sep 24atVillanovaL 24–⁠2852%
Oct 1atDartmouthW 26–⁠968%
Oct 8vsBucknellW 53–⁠772%
Oct 15atColumbiaW 44–⁠1673%
Oct 22vsYaleW 38–⁠2178%
Oct 29atBrownL 20–⁠3450%
Nov 5vsPrincetonL 13–⁠3071%
Nov 12atHarvardL 3–⁠2939%
Nov 19vsCornellL 7–⁠1668%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 16–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
269–⁠204
Coach
—
Elo
1351 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.8 No. 46 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠4
Yale4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Dartmouth1–⁠62–⁠8
Columbia0–⁠72–⁠8

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