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2017 Pennsylvania

5–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2017, game by game: won at Lehigh 65–47; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–16; lost at Central Connecticut 21–42; lost at Columbia 31–34; lost vs. Yale 19–24; won at Brown 17–7; won vs. Princeton 38–35; won at Harvard 23–6; won vs. Cornell 29–22+18−21Won 65–47 at Lehigh+18LehighLost 13–16 vs. Dartmouth-3DartmouthLost 21–42 at Central Connecticut-21Central Connect…Lost 31–34 at Columbia-3ColumbiaLost 19–24 vs. Yale-5YaleWon 17–7 at Brown+10BrownWon 38–35 vs. Princeton+3PrincetonWon 23–6 at Harvard+17HarvardWon 29–22 vs. Cornell+7Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atLehighW 65–⁠4754%
Sep 29vsDartmouthL 13–⁠1665%
Oct 7atCentral ConnecticutL 21–⁠4266%
Oct 14atColumbiaL 31–⁠3447%
Oct 21vsYaleL 19–⁠2450%
Oct 28atBrownW 17–⁠763%
Nov 4vsPrincetonW 38–⁠3541%
Nov 11atHarvardW 23–⁠639%
Nov 18vsCornellW 29–⁠2283%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 29–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠233
Coach
—
Elo
1391 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.2 No. 48 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 139

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Sire Woods TE★★★No. 1189
Niko Rice WR★★★No. 1304
Ryan Glover DUAL★★★No. 1631
William Long OT★★No. 2675
Keegan Otte S★★No. 2906

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.821
Receivers52.40.793
Offensive line22.00.760
Linebackers22.00.748
Defensive backs22.00.759
Whole class122.30.777

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.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 5Justin Watson WRTampa Bay Buccaneers

2017 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Brown0–⁠72–⁠8

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