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2019 Pennsylvania

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2019, game by game: lost at Delaware 27–28; won at Lafayette 28–24; lost vs. Dartmouth 15–28; won vs. Sacred Heart 38–24; lost at Columbia 6–44; lost at Yale 41–46; won vs. Brown 38–36; won vs. Cornell 21–20; won at Harvard 24–20; lost vs. Princeton 7–28+14−38Lost 27–28 at Delaware-1DelawareWon 28–24 at Lafayette+4LafayetteLost 15–28 vs. Dartmouth-13DartmouthWon 38–24 vs. Sacred Heart+14Sacred HeartLost 6–44 at Columbia-38ColumbiaLost 41–46 at Yale-5YaleWon 38–36 vs. Brown+2BrownWon 21–20 vs. Cornell+1CornellWon 24–20 at Harvard+4HarvardLost 7–28 vs. Princeton-21Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atDelawareL 27–⁠2837%
Sep 28atLafayetteW 28–⁠2470%
Oct 4vsDartmouthL 15–⁠2838%
Oct 12vsSacred HeartW 38–⁠2456%
Oct 19atColumbiaL 6–⁠4449%
Oct 26atYaleL 41–⁠4632%
Nov 2vsBrownW 38–⁠3679%
Nov 9vsCornellW 21–⁠2068%
Nov 16atHarvardW 24–⁠2032%
Nov 23vsPrincetonL 7–⁠2838%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠298
Coach
—
Elo
1293 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.5 No. 70 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 158

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Ethan Zemla ILB★★★No. 1536
Chris Rankins S★★★No. 1746
Ben Hoitink OG★★★No. 1746
Johnny Williams RB★★★No. 2562
Will Seiler WDE★★No. 3462

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.800
Offensive line13.00.830
Defensive line12.00.774
Linebackers22.50.803
Defensive backs13.00.830
Whole class62.70.807

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.

2019 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠44–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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