2008 Penn Quakers football team

2008 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (17th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Priore (11th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
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2008 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Harvard +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Brown +		6	–	1					7	–	3
Penn		5	–	2					6	–	4
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					2	–	8
Dartmouth		0	–	7					0	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 132nd season of play for the Quakers. The team was led by Al Bagnoli, in his 17th season as head coach. The Quakers played their home games at historic Franklin Field on the university campus in Philadelphia. Penn averaged 11,284 fans per game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	3:30 pm	No. 19 Villanova *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	Comcast	L 14–20 OT	14,758	[1]
September 27	6:00 pm	at Lafayette *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH	L 17–24	7,561	[2]
October 4	Noon	Dartmouth	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	Comcast	W 23–10	12,433	[3]
October 11	2:00 pm	at Georgetown *	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 27–7	3,135	[4]
October 18	1:00 pm	Columbia	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 15–10	6,821	[5]
October 25	12:30 pm	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	YES	W 9–7	10,490	[6]
November 1	Noon	Brown	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	Versus	L 27–34	15,056	[7]
November 7	7:00 pm	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 14–9	8,966	[8]
November 15	Noon	No. 19 Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	Comcast	L 21–24	7,352	[9]
November 22	1:00 pm	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)		W 23–6	2,437	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Juliano, Joe (September 21, 2008). "'Nova Switches QBs, Gets by Penn in OT". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Todres, Andrew (September 28, 2008). "Down by 24 Points, Penn Rallies, but Loses to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Juliano, Joe (October 5, 2008). "Quakers Labor Early but Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wynn and Hamscher Lift Quakers Over Hoyas". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 12, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 19, 2008). "Quakers Get Scare but Overcome Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 26, 2008). "Samson Hits 3 Field Goals in 2d Half to Lift Penn to Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Juliano, Joe (November 2, 2008). "Mistakes Hurt Penn in Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Angel, Sebastian (November 8, 2008). "Penn QB Emerges to Top Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Denman, Elliott (November 16, 2008). "Crimson Escape with a Chance to Win Ivy". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Scurria, Andrew (November 23, 2008). "Quakers Finish by Stopping Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.