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2016 Pennsylvania

7–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Lehigh 28–49; lost at Fordham 17–31; won at Dartmouth 37–24; won vs. Central Connecticut 28–16; won vs. Columbia 35–10; won at Yale 42–7; won vs. Brown 21–14; lost at Princeton 0–28; won vs. Harvard 27–14; won at Cornell 42–20+35−28Lost 28–49 vs. Lehigh-21LehighLost 17–31 at Fordham-14FordhamWon 37–24 at Dartmouth+13DartmouthWon 28–16 vs. Central Connecticut+12Central Connect…Won 35–10 vs. Columbia+25ColumbiaWon 42–7 at Yale+35YaleWon 21–14 vs. Brown+7BrownLost 0–28 at Princeton-28PrincetonWon 27–14 vs. Harvard+13HarvardWon 42–20 at Cornell+22Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsLehighL 28–⁠4970%
Sep 24atFordhamL 17–⁠3130%
Sep 30atDartmouthW 37–⁠2422%
Oct 8vsCentral ConnecticutW 28–⁠1679%
Oct 15vsColumbiaW 35–⁠1083%
Oct 21atYaleW 42–⁠759%
Oct 29vsBrownW 21–⁠1479%
Nov 5atPrincetonL 0–⁠2846%
Nov 11vsHarvardW 27–⁠1443%
Nov 19atCornellW 42–⁠2074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 42–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Princeton

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠213
Coach
—
Elo
1421 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.1 No. 54 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 158

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Kolton Huber WR★★★No. 1217
Greg Begnoche DT★★No. 2381
Tayte Doddy S★★No. 2699
Conor O’Brien S★★No. 3036
Michael Collins PRO★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers13.00.836
Defensive line32.00.774
Defensive backs22.00.773
Whole class72.10.781

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.

2016 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Brown3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale3–⁠43–⁠7
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Dartmouth1–⁠64–⁠6

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