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Pennsylvania

FBSI · 1890 Season · Final

Developing
Record
11–3
0.786 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

1890 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 7SWARTHMOREUnranked—W 10–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 16–4
8Week 8 · Oct 14PENN STATEUnranked—W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI11–1–1L 0–18
9Week 9 · Oct 21Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 8–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI1–6–1W 18–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 28–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–2W 72–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11SCHUYLKILL NAVYUnranked—W 34–10
12Week 12 · Nov 11Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI11–1–1L 0–6
13Week 13 · Nov 18Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI13–1L 0–60
14Week 14 · Nov 25Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 17–14
15Week 15 · Dec 2Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 16–10
11Final · Dec 16Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 20–12

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
1.445
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+38
-3+41
  • Franklin & Marshall +8
  • Lehigh +6
  • Lehigh +6
  • Rutgers +5
  • Virginia +5
  • Wesleyan +5
  • Rutgers +5
  • Columbia +1
  • Princeton -1
  • Princeton -1
  • Yale -1

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 #5Better than 97%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.786 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5W13#5W14#5W15#5Regular Season Final#5Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+12
+20
-18
+8
+18
+28
+72
+24
-6
-60
+3
+6
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#31885#71886#91887#91888#91889

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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