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Pennsylvania

FBSI · 1886 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
9–7–1
0.559 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
105
1876–1981
All-Time Record
618–369–40
0.621 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1895, 1897, 1898
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 32 · Top 25: 50
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 29 seasons · 26 Top 10 · 3× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pennsylvania head-to-head · History & Eras

1886 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5FALLS OF SCHUYLKILLUnranked—W 64–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5TIOGAUnranked—W 18–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI4–3–1W 26–4
8Week 8 · Oct 19PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNIUnranked—W 4–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–0–1L 0–30
8Week 8 · Oct 19PHILADELPHIA ALL-STARSUnranked—T 6–6
9Week 9 · Oct 26Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 0–12
9Week 9 · Oct 26Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–0–1L 9–55
10Week 10 · Nov 2Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI2–6W 14–0
10Week 10 · Nov 2Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI10–2W 20–10
11Week 11 · Nov 9HAVERFORDUnranked—W 16–4
11Week 11 · Nov 9Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–0–1L 6–28
12Week 12 · Nov 16Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI1–3W 65–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI9–0–1L 0–75
12Week 12 · Nov 16VINELANDUnranked—W 96–6
13Week 13 · Nov 23Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI4–3–1L 0–28
9Final · Nov 30Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI12–2L 0–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.742
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-7+17
  • Lafayette +10
  • Lehigh +4
  • Wesleyan +2
  • Rutgers +1
  • Princeton 0
  • Princeton 0
  • Princeton 0
  • Yale 0
  • Lafayette -2
  • Harvard -2
  • Lehigh -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #7Better than 96%
Win % Place 7thBetter than 96%

0.559 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6W10#7W11#5W12#7W13#7Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+64
+18
+22
+4
-30
0
-12
-46
+14
+10
+12
-22
+65
-75
+90
-28
-28

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#101881#101882#31883#31884#31885

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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