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2024 Pennsylvania

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Pennsylvania in 2024, game by game: lost at Delaware 22–29; won vs. Colgate 27–17; lost at Dartmouth 17–20; won vs. Bucknell 31–21; lost vs. Columbia 17–23; lost vs. Yale 10–31; won at Brown 38–28; won at Cornell 67–49; lost vs. Harvard 28–31; lost at Princeton 17–20+18−21Lost 22–29 at Delaware-7DelawareWon 27–17 vs. Colgate+10ColgateLost 17–20 at Dartmouth-3DartmouthWon 31–21 vs. Bucknell+10BucknellLost 17–23 vs. Columbia-6ColumbiaLost 10–31 vs. Yale-21YaleWon 38–28 at Brown+10BrownWon 67–49 at Cornell+18CornellLost 28–31 vs. Harvard-3HarvardLost 17–20 at Princeton-3Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atDelawareL 22–⁠2931%
Sep 28vsColgateW 27–⁠1768%
Oct 5atDartmouthL 17–⁠2039%
Oct 12vsBucknellW 31–⁠2169%
Oct 19vsColumbiaL 17–⁠2360%
Oct 25vsYaleL 10–⁠3149%
Nov 2atBrownW 38–⁠2848%
Nov 9atCornellW 67–⁠4950%
Nov 16vsHarvardL 28–⁠3138%
Nov 23atPrincetonL 17–⁠2056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠269
Coach
—
Elo
1323 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.6 No. 65 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 166

Leaders

Passing yardsAidan Sayin QB1,083 yds
Passing touchdownsLiam O’Brien QB13 TD
Rushing yardsMalachi Hosley RB1,192 yds
Rushing touchdownsMalachi Hosley RB9 TD
Receiving yardsJared Richardson WR684 yds
Receiving touchdownsJared Richardson WR7 TD
InterceptionsShiloh Means DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

David McMorris DL★★★No. 1053
Alex Jordan DE★★★No. 2492
Karson Siqueiros-Lasky QB★★★No. 2492
Dylan Karz WR★★★No. 2492
Tyler Blevins OT★★No. 3084

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.820
Receivers13.00.820
Offensive line12.00.780
Defensive line23.00.843
Linebackers12.00.770
Athletes and specialists12.00.780
Whole class72.60.808

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 1

The 2024 portal
Trenton VanBoening OT★★★from Eastern Michigan

Transfers out 5

Joey Slackman DL★★★★to Florida
Kendren Smith CB★★★to Virginia
Jack Purcell OT★★★to Duke
Will Seiler DL★★★to Duke
Shiloh Means S★★★returned to Pennsylvania

2024 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia5–⁠27–⁠3
Yale4–⁠37–⁠3
Cornell3–⁠44–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠6
Brown2–⁠53–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠53–⁠7

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