1998 Penn Quakers football team

1998 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Toop (7th season)
Captains	Jim Finn Joe Piela
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn $		6	–	1					8	–	2
Brown		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		5	–	2					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Harvard		3	–	4					4	–	6
Cornell		1	–	6					4	–	6
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion

The 1998 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A year after having to forfeit all of its Ivy League wins, Penn won the conference championship in 1998.

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

History

In its seventh year under head coach Al Bagnoli, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 297 to 212. ^[1] Jim Finn and Joe Piela were the team captains. ^[2]

Penn's 6–1 conference record topped the Ivy League standings. The Quakers outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 137 by Ivy opponents. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 17–14	8,519	[4]
September 26	Richmond *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 18–34	5,309	[5]
October 3	Bucknell *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–10	10,809	[6]
October 10	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 34–31	3,424	[7]
October 17	Columbia	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	8,108	[8]
October 24	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 51–58	4,438	[9]
October 31	Yale	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–21	20,875	[10]
November 7	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 27–14	20,230	[11]
November 14	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 41–10	14,909	[12]
November 21	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 35–21	4,633	[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 159. 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. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. Monahan, Bob (September 20, 1998). "Penn, Finn Slip Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Smith, Marcia C. (September 27, 1998). "Turnovers and Breakdowns Cost Penn in Loss to Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Juliano, Joe (October 4, 1998). "Picture-Perfect Runback Propels Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Penn Holds Off Fordham for Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 11, 1998. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Juliano, Joe (October 18, 1998). "Quakers Keep Columbia Quiet". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Finn Gets 6 TDs in Penn Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 25, 1998. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Juliano, Joe (November 1, 1998). "Penn's Defense Rebounds, Leads Way in Win Over Yale". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Finnegan, Tara (November 8, 1998). "Season Disappears in Five Minutes". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (November 15, 1998). "Quakers Crush Crimson, Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Juliano, Joe (November 22, 1998). "Quakers Top Big Red, Stand Alone as Ivy League Champions". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.