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Pennsylvania

FBSI · 1951 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–4
0.556 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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–2L 0–35
7Week 7 · Oct 9Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 39–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 7–13
9Week 9 · Oct 23Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 28–13
10Week 10 · Oct 30Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 14–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON7–3L 12–20
12Week 12 · Nov 13Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–1–1L 7–16
13Week 13 · Nov 20Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 7–6
14Week 14 · Nov 27Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 7–0

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
2.347
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-6+19
  • Cornell +6
  • Columbia +5
  • Dartmouth +4
  • Navy +2
  • Army +2
  • Princeton 0
  • Wisconsin -1
  • California -2
  • William & Mary -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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 45thBetter than 68%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33W14#34Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W3#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-35
+25
-6
+15
+14
-8
-9
+1
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#211946#41947#301948#381949#191950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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