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FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3
0.625 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

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI6–2W 26–13
7Week 7 · Oct 12Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 29–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 20–14
9Week 9 · Oct 26Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI0–8–1W 20–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 40–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 0–13
12Week 12 · Nov 16Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–0–1L 20–26
14Week 14 · Nov 30Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 14–23

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
2.156
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-2+18
  • Dartmouth +6
  • Princeton +4
  • Columbia +4
  • Washington & LEE +4
  • Navy 0
  • Army 0
  • Penn State -1
  • Cornell -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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 45thBetter than 68%

0.625 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33W14#33Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+22
+6
+6
+33
-13
-6
-9

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

Final Rank by Season
#121943#231944#91945#211946#41947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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