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2012 Pennsylvania

6–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2012, game by game: lost at Lafayette 21–28; lost vs. Villanova 8–24; won at Dartmouth 28–21; lost vs. William & Mary 28–34; won vs. Columbia 24–20; lost at Yale 13–27; won vs. Brown 20–17; won at Princeton 28–21; won vs. Harvard 30–21; won at Cornell 35–28+9−16Lost 21–28 at Lafayette-7LafayetteLost 8–24 vs. Villanova-16VillanovaWon 28–21 at Dartmouth+7DartmouthLost 28–34 vs. William & Mary-6William & MaryWon 24–20 vs. Columbia+4ColumbiaLost 13–27 at Yale-14YaleWon 20–17 vs. Brown+3BrownWon 28–21 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 30–21 vs. Harvard+9HarvardWon 35–28 at Cornell+7Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atLafayetteL 21–⁠2848%
Sep 22vsVillanovaL 8–⁠2458%
Sep 29atDartmouthW 28–⁠2133%
Oct 6vsWilliam & MaryL 28–⁠3458%
Oct 13vsColumbiaW 24–⁠2077%
Oct 20atYaleL 13–⁠2757%
Oct 27vsBrownW 20–⁠1743%
Nov 3atPrincetonW 28–⁠2139%
Nov 10vsHarvardW 30–⁠2129%
Nov 17atCornellW 35–⁠2858%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠241
Coach
—
Elo
1349 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.3 No. 59 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 137

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Cameron Countryman WR★★★No. 1474
Tyler Drake WDE★★★No. 1704

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.815
Defensive line13.00.804
Whole class23.00.809

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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