1987 Penn Quakers football team

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1987 Penn Quakers football
Conference Ivy League
Record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dick Maloney (2nd season)
Captains
  • Mike Lista
  • Brent Novoselsky
Home stadium Franklin Field
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Princeton 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Penn 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Dartmouth 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Cornell No. 19
L 13–1721,359 [1]
September 26at Bucknell *
L 24–318,500 [2]
October 3at Columbia
W 23–04,150 [3]
October 10 Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–1727,253 [4]
October 17 Navy *
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 28–3816,809 [5]
October 24at Yale
L 22–2823,151 [6]
October 31 Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 7–1731,255 [7]
November 7at Lafayette *
W 23–145,200 [8]
November 14 Harvard
L 14–3114,900 [9]
November 21at Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 49–174,620 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Freligh, Sarajane (September 20, 1987). "Cornell Surprises Quakers, 17-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Freligh, Sarajane (September 27, 1987). "Penn Rally Falls Short, Bucknell Prevails, 32-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Juliano, Joe (October 4, 1987). "Quakers Overcome Early Scare; Columbia Drops 34th in Row, 23-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Longman, Jere (October 11, 1987). "Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Pucin, Diane (October 18, 1987). "QB Rushes for 225 Yards as Navy Downs Penn, 38-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Smith, George (October 25, 1987). "Yale Stuns Penn on Last-Minute TD". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Longman, Jere (November 1, 1987). "Princeton Sinks Penn's Ivy League Hopes, 17-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Pucin, Diane (November 8, 1987). "Pass Rush Helps Quakers to Victory over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Knapp, Gwen (November 15, 1987). "Quakers Bow to Harvard; Penn Falls to 3-6 with 31-14 Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Newman, Chuck (November 22, 1987). "Flynn's 5 TDs Propel Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "2019 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 8, 2020. pg. 158
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