1981 Penn Quakers football team

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1981 Penn Quakers football
Conference Ivy League
Record1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Franklin Field
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Dartmouth + 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Princeton 5 –1 –15 –4 –1
Harvard 4 –2 –15 –4 –1
Brown 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Penn 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Cornell
W 29–2215,871 [1]
September 26at Lehigh *
L 0–5811,436 [2]
October 3at Columbia
L 9–204,375 [3]
October 10 Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 24–2611,239 [4]
October 24at Yale
L 3–2424,500 [5]
October 31 Princeton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 30–3820,333 [6]
November 7 Delaware *
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–4010,117 [7]
November 14at Harvard
L 7–4510,500 [8]
November 21 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–339,757 [9]
November 26at Richmond *
L 12–187,514 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ Freedman, Lewis (September 20, 1981). "Penn Rallies with Passes, Wins Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Shister, Gail (September 27, 1981). "Punchless Penn Falls to Earth -- and Lehigh, 58-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Shister, Gail (October 4, 1981). "Columbia Surprises Penn, 20-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Shister, Gail (October 11, 1981). "Temple Wins Its Third, but Penn Comes Up Empty; Late Rally by Quakers Falls Short". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ McIntyre, Mark D. (October 25, 1981). "Yale, Rogan Top Penn". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Shister, Gail (November 1, 1981). "Princeton QB Tosses Quakers for a 38-30 Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Simmons, Bill (November 8, 1981). "Delaware Routs Penn to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 15, 1981). "Harvard Still in Running". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ O'Connell, Mike (November 22, 1981). "Dartmouth Shares Title". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Haudricourt, Tom (November 27, 1981). "Penn (1-9) Falls to Richmond in Finale". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
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