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FBSI · 1949 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
4–4
0.500 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI6–2W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 14–13
8Week 8 · Oct 18Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 27–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 28–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 21–22
11Week 11 · Nov 8Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 14–26
12Week 12 · Nov 15Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 13–14
14Week 14 · Nov 29Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 21–29

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
2.408
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-6+17
  • Dartmouth +6
  • Princeton +6
  • Navy +3
  • Columbia +2
  • Army 0
  • Cornell -1
  • Virginia -2
  • Pittsburgh -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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29W12#30W13#40W14#38Regular Season Final#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+1
+20
+21
-1
-12
-1
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#231944#91945#211946#41947#301948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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