1990 Penn Quakers football team

1990 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Gary Steele (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Maloney (5th season)
Captains	Brian Griffin Joe Valerio
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

In its second year under head coach Gary Steele, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 197 to 155. ^[1] Joe Valerio and Brian Griffin were the team captains. ^[2]

Penn's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 138 to 123 by Ivy opponents. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 16–6	8,119	[4]
September 22	Holy Cross *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–17	12,189	[5]
September 29	at Lafayette *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 13–20	8,214	[6]
October 6	Lehigh *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 16–22	17,622	[7]
October 13	Columbia	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–6	10,121	[8]
October 20	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 17–24	12,600	[9]
October 27	Yale	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 10–27	32,389	[10]
November 3	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 20–34	18,534	[11]
November 10	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 24–20	17,918	[12]
November 17	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 15–21	12,000	[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 158. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. Juliano, Joe (September 16, 1990). "Penn Triumphs in Opener, 16-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
5. Juliano, Joe (September 23, 1990). "Holy Cross Gets Big Plays for a 17-3 Defeat of Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
6. Meixell, Ted (September 30, 1990). "Lafayette Defense Tough in the Clutch". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Blockus, Gary R. (October 7, 1990). "Lehigh Gets on Track in Final Quarter 22-16". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Juliano, Joe (October 14, 1990). "Hensch Leads Quakers Past Columbia, 21-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
9. Juliano, Joe (October 21, 1990). "Quakers Fall Short Again in 24-17 Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
10. Juliano, Joe (October 28, 1990). "Penn Succumbs to Yale, 27-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
11. Knobelman, Bob (November 4, 1990). "Tigers Strike Early, Beat Penn". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (November 11, 1990). "Penn Holds Off Crimson Charge for a 24-20 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
13. Juliano, Joe (November 18, 1990). "Quakers Defeated by Cornell, 21-15, as Late Drive Stalls". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.