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2011 Pennsylvania

5–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2011, game by game: lost vs. Lafayette 12–37; lost at Villanova 21–30; won at Dartmouth 22–20; won vs. Fordham 35–20; won at Columbia 27–20; won vs. Yale 37–25; lost at Brown 0–6; won vs. Princeton 37–9; lost at Harvard 20–37; lost vs. Cornell 38–48+28−25Lost 12–37 vs. Lafayette-25LafayetteLost 21–30 at Villanova-9VillanovaWon 22–20 at Dartmouth+2DartmouthWon 35–20 vs. Fordham+15FordhamWon 27–20 at Columbia+7ColumbiaWon 37–25 vs. Yale+12YaleLost 0–6 at Brown-6BrownWon 37–9 vs. Princeton+28PrincetonLost 20–37 at Harvard-17HarvardLost 38–48 vs. Cornell-10Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsLafayetteL 12–⁠3782%
Sep 24atVillanovaL 21–⁠3045%
Oct 1atDartmouthW 22–⁠2052%
Oct 8vsFordhamW 35–⁠2073%
Oct 15atColumbiaW 27–⁠2071%
Oct 22vsYaleW 37–⁠2568%
Oct 29atBrownL 0–⁠645%
Nov 5vsPrincetonW 37–⁠989%
Nov 12atHarvardL 20–⁠3733%
Nov 19vsCornellL 38–⁠4879%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 48–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠252
Coach
—
Elo
1340 −101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.7 No. 75 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2011 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard7–⁠09–⁠1
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠45–⁠5
Princeton1–⁠61–⁠9
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9

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