2009 Pennsylvania

8–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 3–14; lost at Lafayette 17–20; won at Dartmouth 30–24; won vs. Bucknell 21–3; won at Columbia 27–13; won vs. Yale 9–0; won at Brown 14–7; won vs. Princeton 42–7; won at Harvard 17–7; won vs. Cornell 34–0+35−11Lost 3–14 vs. Villanova-11VillanovaLost 17–20 at Lafayette-3LafayetteWon 30–24 at Dartmouth+6DartmouthWon 21–3 vs. Bucknell+18BucknellWon 27–13 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 9–0 vs. Yale+9YaleWon 14–7 at Brown+7BrownWon 42–7 vs. Princeton+35PrincetonWon 17–7 at Harvard+10HarvardWon 34–0 vs. Cornell+34Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsVillanovaL 3–⁠1437%
Sep 26atLafayetteL 17–⁠2038%
Oct 3atDartmouthW 30–⁠2467%
Oct 10vsBucknellW 21–⁠370%
Oct 17atColumbiaW 27–⁠1354%
Oct 24vsYaleW 9–⁠056%
Oct 31atBrownW 14–⁠741%
Nov 7vsPrincetonW 42–⁠783%
Nov 14atHarvardW 17–⁠736%
Nov 21vsCornellW 34–⁠089%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Ivy League champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠95
Coach
—
Elo
1455 +120 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.0 No. 16 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania7–⁠08–⁠2
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Columbia3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale2–⁠54–⁠6
Dartmouth2–⁠52–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8

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