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Pennsylvania

FBSI · 1928 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–1
0.889 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

1928 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2URSINUSUnranked—W 34–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9FRANKLIN & MARSHALLUnranked—W 46–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16SWARTHMOREUnranked—W 67–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 14–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1L 0–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB102–7W 20–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI5–2–1W 7–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 34–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI3–3–2W 49–0

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
1.705
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-3+18
  • Harvard +5
  • Columbia +5
  • Penn State +3
  • Cornell +3
  • Chicago +2
  • Navy -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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.889 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11Regular Season Final#12Post-Season W1#12Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W4#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+46
+67
+14
-6
+7
+7
+27
+49

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

Final Rank by Season
#531923#151924#221925#181926#431927

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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