1954 Penn Quakers football team

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1954 Penn Quakers football
Conference Ivy League
Record0–9 (0–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Franklin Field
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale 4 –2 –05 –3 –1
Cornell 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Brown 2 –1 –16 –2 –1
Harvard 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Princeton 4 –3 –05 –3 –1
Dartmouth 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Columbia 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Penn 0 –2 –00 –9 –0
  • The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1954 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1954 college football season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25No. 19 Duke
L 0–5231,000 [2]
October 2 William & Mary
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–2717,000 [3]
October 9at Princeton
L 7–1335,000 [4]
October 16 George Washington
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 27–3224,432 [5]
October 23 Navy
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–5241,228 [6]
October 30 Penn State
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–3533,146 [7]
November 6No. 5 Notre Dame
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–4261,189 [8]
November 13No. 6 Army
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–3534,477 [9]
November 25 Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 6–2026,690 [10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Game by Game Results". September 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Brooks, Bob (September 26, 1954). "Blue Devils Overpower Penn, 52 to 0". The News & Observer . Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Karmosky, Charles (October 3, 1954). "W&M Runs over Penn". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Danzig, Allison (October 10, 1954). "Princeton Tops Penn, 13-7; Tigers Are Alert". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Good, Herb (October 17, 1954). "G. Washington Tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Good, Herb (October 24, 1954). "Navy Hands Penn Worst Loss in 67-Year Rivalry". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Carl (October 31, 1954). "Penn State Rolls over Penn, 35-13". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Trimble, Joe (November 7, 1954). "Irish Avalanche Buries Winless Quakers, 42-7". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Ward, Gene (November 14, 1954). "Army's Bell Sounds Knell of Penn, 35-0". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1954). "Cornell Triumphs over Penn and Ties Yale for Ivy League Football Title". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 34.
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