2023 Pennsylvania
6–4 (3–4 Ivy League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 37–21Sep 23
By 16 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Georgetown 42–39Oct 7
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at Colgate | W 20–6 | 63% |
| Sep 23 | at Bucknell | W 37–21 | 66% |
| Sep 30 | vs Dartmouth | L 20–23 | 67% |
| Oct 7 | vs Georgetown | W 42–39 | 75% |
| Oct 14 | at Columbia | W 20–17 | 49% |
| Oct 21 | at Yale | W 27–17 | 39% |
| Oct 27 | vs Brown | L 26–30 | 81% |
| Nov 4 | vs Cornell | W 23–8 | 78% |
| Nov 11 | at Harvard | L 23–25 | 31% |
| Nov 18 | vs Princeton | L 24–31 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Princeton 31–24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 262–217
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1365 +21 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.5 No. 33 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 173
Leaders
| Passing yards | Aidan Sayin QB | 2,677 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Aidan Sayin QB | 15 TD |
| Rushing yards | Malachi Hosley RB | 723 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Malachi Hosley RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jared Richardson WR | 777 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jared Richardson WR | 7 TD |
| Interceptions | Shiloh Means DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2023 class
| Emmanuel Deng CB | ★★★ | No. 1403 |
| Dante Barone TE | ★★★ | No. 2035 |
| Kayleb Ervin WR | ★★★ | No. 2391 |
| Cole Olsztyn LB | ★★ | No. 2678 |
| Hunter Lay DE | ★★ | No. 2811 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2023 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.819 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.780 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Whole class | 5 | 2.6 | 0.811 |
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 2023 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 7
 Jake Heimlicher DE | ★★★ | to  UCLA |
| Ben Hoitink OL | ★★★ | to  Duke |
| Trevor Mayberry OT | ★★★ | to  Stanford |
| Trevor Radosevich OL | ★★★ | to  Cincinnati |
| Jaydon Hodge S | ★★★ | to  Bethune-Cookman |
| Garrett Morris LB | ★★ | no new school on file |
| Kendren Smith CB | no new school on file |
2023 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Yale | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
| Brown | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.