1948 Penn Quakers football team

1948 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	George Munger (11th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Ivy Group football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Cornell	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Penn	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Brown	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Harvard	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Yale	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1948 college football season.

History

In its eleventh season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents 169 to 117. ^[1]

Penn won its first five games and was seventh in the AP Poll, but lost the last three games, all at home, and fell out of the rankings. Center and linebacker Chuck Bednarik, a consensus All-American, was third in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy. ^{[2] [3]}

Penn was ranked at No. 22 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[4]

Home games were played on campus at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 26–13	60,000	[5]
October 9	Princeton	No. 12	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 29–7	60,000	[6]
October 16	at Columbia	No. 8	Baker Field New York, NY	W 20–14	35,000	[7]
October 23	Navy	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–14	75,000	[8]
October 30	Washington and Lee	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 40–7	50,000	[9]
November 6	No. 14 Penn State	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–13	78,205	[10]
November 13	No. 3 Army	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–26	78,205	[11]
November 25	Cornell	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–23	78,000	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	12	8 (7)	7	7	7	17	16	19	—

References

1. "1948 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
2. "Heisman Trophy to be awarded to Doak Walker". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). United Press. December 1, 1948. p. 21.
3. "Heisman trophy given to Doak Walker". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1948. p. 14.
4. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1948). "Penn Power Downs Dartmouth, 26-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Morrow, Art (October 10, 1948). "Penn Wins; 60,000 See Quakers Top Princeton Foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1948). "Penn Pass in Final 32 Seconds Beats Columbia, 20-14; Quakers in Front". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Trimble, Joe (October 24, 1948). "Penn Downs Navy, 20-14, in Final Period Drive". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Green, Russ (October 31, 1948). "Penn Remains Unbeaten with Win over W&L". The Knoxville News-Sentinel . Knoxville, Tenn. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948). "78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Trimble, Joe (November 14, 1948). "Army Edges Penn in Final Seconds, 26-20". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Trimble, Joe (November 26, 1948). "Cornell Batters Penn, 23-14, to Cop Ivy Title". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.