1986 Penn Quakers football team

1986 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
Record	10–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Ed Zubrow (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Maloney (1st season)
Captains	Steve Buonato Brad Heinz
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Cornell	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Penn went undefeated (10-0), won the Ivy League Championship, and ranked 7 in NCAA Division I-AA.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Dartmouth		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 21–7	7,260	[1]
September 27	Bucknell *		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 10–7	15,241	[2]
October 4	Columbia		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–7	10,878	[3]
October 11	at Brown	No. 19	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 34–0	11,500	[4]
October 18	at Navy *	No. 17	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 30–26	23,959	[5]
October 25	Yale	No. 12	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–6	32,761	[6]
November 1	at Princeton	No. 8	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 23–10	18,500	[7]
November 8	Lafayette *	No. 6	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–14	9,210	[8]
November 15	Harvard	No. 6	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 17–10	25,650	[9]
November 22	at No. 15 Cornell	No. 6	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 31–21	22,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1986 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Jim Crocicchia Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ed Zubrow Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Roberts, Ernie (September 21, 1986). "Penn Tramples Dartmouth, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Freligh, Sarajane (September 28, 1986). "Quakers Squeeze by Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
3. Lyon, Bill (October 5, 1986). "Quakers Crush Columbia, 42-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Pave, Martin (October 12, 1986). "Penn Runs Roughshod over Brown, 34-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Newman, Chuck (October 19, 1986). "Crocicchia Rallies Penn over Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Sudyk, Bob (October 26, 1986). "Abusive Quakers Prove Too Much for Bulldogs". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E21 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Freligh, Sarajane (November 2, 1986). "Penn Tops Princeton to Hit 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Freligh, Sarajane (November 9, 1986). "Quakers Roll to Win over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Freligh, Sarajane (November 16, 1986). "Quakers Keep Rolling, Down Harvard, 17-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Newman, David (November 23, 1986). "Penn Tops Cornell for Perfect Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
11. "2019 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 29, 2020. pg. 158