1966 Penn Quakers football team

1966 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Odell (2nd season)
Captain	Jerry Petrisko
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1965 1967  →

1966 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

Background

During its second year under head coach Bob Odell, the Quakers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 237 to 176. ^[1] Jerry Petrisko was the team captain. ^[2]

Penn's 1–6 conference record placed the team as seventh in the Ivy League. The team was outscored 181 to 117 by Ivy opponents. ^[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 24	Lehigh *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 38–28	7,794	[4]
October 1	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–0	3,500	[5]
October 8	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 28–45	18,000	[6]
October 15	Bucknell *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 21–28	10,672	[7]
October 22	Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 13–30	20,844	[8]
October 29	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–27	20,000	[9]
November 5	Yale	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–17	13,638	[10]
November 12	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–22	7,300	[11]
November 19	Dartmouth	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 21–40	10,592	[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. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. McGinniss, Joe (September 25, 1966). "Penn's Big Rally Beats Lehigh, 38-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Cady, Steve (October 2, 1966). "Penn Crushes Brown, 20-0, as Creeden Completes 15 Passes for 208 Yards". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
6. McGowen, Deane (October 9, 1966). "Penn Crushed by Cornell; Big Red Romps, 45-28". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. McGinniss, Joe (October 16, 1966). "Bucknell Rally Surprises Penn in 2d Half, 28-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Adams, Frank S. (October 23, 1966). "Princeton Routs Penn, 30-13; Quakers Suffer Third Loss in Row". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S9.
9. Anderson, Dave (October 30, 1966). "Harvard Tops Penn, 27-7; 6th in Row for Crimson". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Dell, John (November 6, 1966). "Yale Stops Penn Drive, Wins on FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 13, 1966). "Lions Stage Rally to Trip Penn, 22-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
12. Strauss, Michael (November 20, 1966). "Dartmouth 40-21 Victor; Penn Is Beaten". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.