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2021 Pennsylvania

3–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2021, game by game: won at Bucknell 30–6; lost at Lafayette 14–24; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–31; won vs. Lehigh 20–0; lost at Columbia 14–23; lost at Yale 28–42; won vs. Brown 45–17; lost vs. Cornell 12–15; lost at Harvard 7–23; lost vs. Princeton 14–34+28−24Won 30–6 at Bucknell+24BucknellLost 14–24 at Lafayette-10LafayetteLost 7–31 vs. Dartmouth-24DartmouthWon 20–0 vs. Lehigh+20LehighLost 14–23 at Columbia-9ColumbiaLost 28–42 at Yale-14YaleWon 45–17 vs. Brown+28BrownLost 12–15 vs. Cornell-3CornellLost 7–23 at Harvard-16HarvardLost 14–34 vs. Princeton-20Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atBucknellW 30–⁠657%
Sep 25atLafayetteL 14–⁠2460%
Oct 1vsDartmouthL 7–⁠3131%
Oct 9vsLehighW 20–⁠077%
Oct 16atColumbiaL 14–⁠2342%
Oct 23atYaleL 28–⁠4227%
Oct 30vsBrownW 45–⁠1766%
Nov 6vsCornellL 12–⁠1569%
Nov 13atHarvardL 7–⁠2320%
Nov 20vsPrincetonL 14–⁠3425%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠215
Coach
—
Elo
1232 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.4 No. 79 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 139

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Clay Petry WR★★★No. 1562
Nick Ostlund DE★★★No. 1687
Nick Fryhoff DL★★★No. 1981
Justin Cayenne TE★★★No. 2458
Bryce Myers TE

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.818
Defensive line23.00.826
Whole class43.00.822

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 2

Ryan Glover QB★★★to Western Carolina
Sire Woods TE★★★no new school on file

2021 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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