1959 Penn Quakers football team

1959 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–1–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Sebo (6th season)
Captain	Barney Berlinger
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Dartmouth	5	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Brown	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Penn was named champion of the Ivy League.

In their sixth and final year under head coach Steve Sebo, the Quakers compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents 195 to 74. ^[1] Barney Berlinger was the team captain. ^[2]

Penn's 6–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League, earning the conference championship. The Quakers outscored their Ivy opponents 147 to 52. ^[3]

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Lafayette *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 26–0	15,974	[4]
October 3	Dartmouth	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–0	16,184	[5]
October 10	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 18–0	32,000	[6]
October 17	Brown	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 36–9	13,083	[7]
October 24	Navy *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 22–22	25,696	[8]
October 31	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–12	15,660	[9]
November 7	Yale	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 28–12	25,102	[10]
November 14	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 24–6	46,000	[11]
November 26	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 28–13	23,661	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. Good, Herb (September 27, 1959). "Penn Routs Lafayette as Hanlon Stars, 26-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Danzig, Allison (October 4, 1959). "Quakers Conquer Dartmouth, 13-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 11, 1959). "Penn Beats Princeton, 18-0; Reserves Excel". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Effrat, Louis (October 18, 1959). "Quakers, Led by Doelling, Overwhelm Brown, 36 to 9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Danzig, Allison (October 25, 1959). "Penn Ties Navy, 22-2; Quakers in Rally". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Teague, Robert L. (November 1, 1959). "Boulris' Two Touchdowns Pace Harvard Eleven's 12-0 Verdict". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 8, 1959). "Penn Defeats Yale, 28-12; Doelling Excels". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 15, 1959). "Penn Tops Columbia; Singleton Excels". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
12. Danzig, Allison (November 27, 1959). "Penn Conquers Cornell with Rally in Second Half and Captures Ivy Title". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 41.