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2013 Pennsylvania

4–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2013, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 27–21; lost at Villanova 6–35; won vs. Dartmouth 37–31; lost at William & Mary 14–27; won at Columbia 21–7; won vs. Yale 28–17; lost at Brown 0–27; lost vs. Princeton 26–38; lost at Harvard 30–38; lost vs. Cornell 41–42+14−29Won 27–21 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteLost 6–35 at Villanova-29VillanovaWon 37–31 vs. Dartmouth+6DartmouthLost 14–27 at William & Mary-13William & MaryWon 21–7 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 28–17 vs. Yale+11YaleLost 0–27 at Brown-27BrownLost 26–38 vs. Princeton-12PrincetonLost 30–38 at Harvard-8HarvardLost 41–42 vs. Cornell-1Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsLafayetteW 27–⁠2174%
Sep 28atVillanovaL 6–⁠3537%
Oct 5vsDartmouthW 37–⁠3157%
Oct 12atWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠2743%
Oct 19atColumbiaW 21–⁠768%
Oct 26vsYaleW 28–⁠1766%
Nov 2atBrownL 0–⁠2739%
Nov 9vsPrincetonL 26–⁠3845%
Nov 16atHarvardL 30–⁠3820%
Nov 23vsCornellL 41–⁠4275%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 42–⁠41; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠283
Coach
—
Elo
1277 −55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.0 No. 61 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 139

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Mason Bryant ATH★★No. 1955
Danny Ferens ATH★★No. 2532
Griffith Gates ILB★★No. 2564
Solo Ceesay WDE★★No. 2564
Alek Torgersen PRO★★No. 2917

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.758
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.781
Whole class52.00.771

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.

2013 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠26–⁠4
Brown3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Pennsylvania3–⁠44–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Columbia0–⁠70–⁠10

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