1977 Penn Quakers football team

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1977 Penn Quakers football
Conference Ivy League
Record5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Otto Kneidinger (7th season)
CaptainMichael Daley
Home stadium Franklin Field
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Penn 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Cornell
W 17–715,886 [1]
September 24at Lehigh *
L 7–196,000–10,000 [2] [3]
October 1at Columbia
L 18–305,135 [4]
October 8 Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–76,327 [5]
October 14 Lafayette *
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 42–73,353 [6]
October 22at Yale
L 21–2715,000 [7]
October 29 Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 21–1014,696 [8]
November 5at Harvard
L 15–3415,000 [9]
November 12 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–314,184 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Livingston, Bill (September 18, 1977). "Penn Rushes Past Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Lehigh Defeats Penn on Passes". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. September 25, 1977. p. 9-E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Amdur, Neil (October 2, 1977). "Columbia Subdues Penn". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Harvin, Al (October 9, 1977). "Penn Downs Brown, 14-7, on Ground". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  6. ↑ Newman, Chuck (October 15, 1977). "Penn Power Overcomes Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Harvin, Al (October 23, 1977). "Yale and Dartmouth in 3-Way Ivy Tie; Eli Rally Foils Penn Upset Bid, 27-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  8. ↑ Harvin, Al (October 30, 1977). "Penn Passes for 0 Yards, Runs by Princeton, 21-10". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  9. ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 6, 1977). "Harvard Wins; Crimson Air Game Routs Penn, 34-15". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 13, 1977). "Penn Holds On to Defeat Dartmouth, 7-3". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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