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Pennsylvania

FBSI · 1887 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
6–7
0.462 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

1887 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 11PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNIUnranked—W 14–6
8Week 8 · Oct 18TIOGAUnranked—W 46–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNIUnranked—W 18–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–57
9Week 9 · Oct 25Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–42
10Week 10 · Nov 1Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 0–50
11Week 11 · Nov 8Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI2–6W 13–10
11Week 11 · Nov 8Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–95
12Week 12 · Nov 15HAVERFORDUnranked—W 36–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI4–3W 6–4
13Week 13 · Nov 22Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–20
13Week 13 · Nov 22Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI10–1L 0–42
9Final · Nov 29Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 4–10

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
6.977
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-14+6
  • Lehigh +4
  • Rutgers +2
  • Yale 0
  • Harvard -1
  • Princeton -2
  • Princeton -2
  • Princeton -2
  • Lafayette -2
  • Wesleyan -5

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 #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 10thBetter than 93%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8W10#9W11#9W12#9W13#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+46
+18
-57
-42
-50
+3
-95
+36
+2
-20
-42
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#101882#31883#31884#31885#71886

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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