1968 Penn Quakers football team

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1968 Penn Quakers football
Conference Ivy League
Record7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Franklin Field
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard + 6 –0 –18 –0 –1
Yale + 6 –0 –18 –0 –1
Penn 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Princeton 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Dartmouth 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Brown 0 –7 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Bucknell *
W 27-1012,303 [1]
October 5at Brown
W 17-138,400 [2]
October 12at Cornell
W 10-816,000 [3]
October 19 Lehigh *
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34-08,916 [4]
October 26 Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 19-1430,886 [5]
November 2at Harvard
L 6-2825,000 [6]
November 9 Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13-3028,839 [7]
November 16 Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13-710,366 [8]
November 23 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26-2150,188 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Dell, John (September 29, 1968). "Penn Downs Bucknell, 27-10; 85-Yard TD Strikes Is Climax". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Penn Triumphs over Brown, 17-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 6, 1968. p. S5.
  3. ↑ Keese, Parton (October 13, 1968). "Penn Team Upsets Cornell, 10-8, with Berry's Field Goal Margin of Victory". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  4. ↑ Vecsey, George (October 20, 1968). "Undefeated Penn Routs Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S9.
  5. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 27, 1968). "Penn Beats Princeton; a 19-14 Triumph". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Keese, Parton (November 3, 1968). "Harvard Remains Undefeated, 28-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ↑ Newell, Bill (November 10, 1968). "Yale Romps over Pennsylvania, 30-13". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Amdur, Neil (November 17, 1968). "Penn Sets Back Columbia, 13 to 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 24, 1968). "Penn 26-21 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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