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2018 Pennsylvania

6–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2018, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 34–17; won vs. Lehigh 30–10; lost at Dartmouth 14–37; won at Sacred Heart 31–27; won vs. Columbia 13–10; lost vs. Yale 10–23; won at Brown 13–7; won at Cornell 20–7; lost vs. Harvard 7–29; lost at Princeton 14–42+20−28Won 34–17 vs. Bucknell+17BucknellWon 30–10 vs. Lehigh+20LehighLost 14–37 at Dartmouth-23DartmouthWon 31–27 at Sacred Heart+4Sacred HeartWon 13–10 vs. Columbia+3ColumbiaLost 10–23 vs. Yale-13YaleWon 13–7 at Brown+6BrownWon 20–7 at Cornell+13CornellLost 7–29 vs. Harvard-22HarvardLost 14–42 at Princeton-28Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsBucknellW 34–⁠1780%
Sep 22vsLehighW 30–⁠1071%
Sep 29atDartmouthL 14–⁠3740%
Oct 6atSacred HeartW 31–⁠2752%
Oct 13vsColumbiaW 13–⁠1062%
Oct 19vsYaleL 10–⁠2356%
Oct 27atBrownW 13–⁠775%
Nov 2atCornellW 20–⁠760%
Nov 10vsHarvardL 7–⁠2966%
Nov 17atPrincetonL 14–⁠4219%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠209
Coach
—
Elo
1333 −28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.5 No. 54 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 146

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Travis Spreen OC★★★No. 878
Rory Starkey WR★★★No. 1542
Jake Heimlicher OLB★★No. 2523
Mason Quandt PRO★★No. 2586
Garrett Morris RB★★No. 2966

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Running backs12.00.774
Receivers13.00.832
Offensive line22.50.804
Linebackers12.00.790
Whole class62.30.799

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.

2018 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠010–⁠0
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠46–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠9

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