2025 Penn Quakers football team

2025 Penn Quakers football
2025 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–1 (2–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Priore (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Greg Chimera (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Benson (10th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Franklin Field
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated October 20, 2025

2025 Ivy League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Harvard	2	–	0	5	–	0
Princeton	2	–	0	3	–	2
Penn	2	–	0	4	–	1
Dartmouth	1	–	1	4	–	1
Yale	1	–	1	3	–	2
Columbia	0	–	2	1	–	4
Brown	0	–	2	3	–	2
Cornell	0	–	2	1	–	4

As of October 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Penn Quakers football team represents the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is led by tenth-year head coach Ray Priore ^[1] and plays its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, the Ivy League released its preseason prediction poll. The Quakers were selected to finish sixth in the conference.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Stonehill *	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	W 24–21	3,800
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Lower Saucon, PA	ESPN+	L 30–44	8,435
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 36–24	6,541
October 10	7:00 p.m.	Marist *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 28–9	1,164
October 18	1:30 p.m.	at Columbia	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	W 35–21	12,704
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+
October 31	7:00 p.m.	Brown	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Stonehill

Penn Quakers (0–0) at Stonehill Skyhawks (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	14	7	0	3	24
Skyhawks	7	0	0	14	21

at W.B. Mason Stadium, Easton, Massachusetts

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 3,800
Referee: Jonathan Grande
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Charlie Bergeron (play-by-play) and Peter Czymbor (analyst)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

PENN – Jared Richardson 69-yard pass from Liam O'Brien (Sam Smith kick), 14:10. Quakers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:43.
PENN – Julien Stokes 63-yard punt return (Sam Smith kick), 7:13. Quakers 14–0.
STO – Myles Wilson 11-yard pass from Jack O'Connell (Domenic Scalese kick), 1:28. Quakers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.

Second quarter

PENN – Sean Williams Jr. 1-yard run (Sam Smith kick), 12:05. Quakers 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:13.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

STO – Zavion Woodard 5-yard run (Demonic Scalese kick), 14:54. Quakers 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:11.
STO – Torance Washington Jr. 28-yard pass from Jack O'Connell (Domenic Scalese kick), 5:32. Tied 21–21. Drive: 13 plays, 99 yards, 6:45.
PENN – Sam Smith 45-yard field goal, 0:09. Quakers 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:37.

Statistics	PENN	STO
First downs	17	17
Total yards	375	261
Rushing yards	137	96
Passing yards	238	165
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:57	32:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	16/31, 238 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Julien Stokes	11 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	5 receptions, 103 yards, TD
Stonehill	Passing	Jack O'Connell	18/26, 165 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Zavion Woodard	11 rushes, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	Torance Washington Jr.	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

at No. 10 Lehigh

Penn Quakers (1–0) at No. 10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	7	7	6	10	30
No. 10 Mountain Hawks	13	3	7	21	44

at Goodman Stadium, Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania

Date: September 27
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 8,435
Referee: Todd Boyd
TV announcers (ESPN+): Marco Socci (play-by-play) and Lance Haynes (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(LEH): 12:08 - Nick Garrido 35 Yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:45 LEH 3-0)
(LEH): 6:00 - Matt D'Avino 22 Yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nich Garrido kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:39 LEH 10-0)
(PENN): 4:15 - Bisi Owens 48 Yard pass from Liam O'Brien (Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:38 LEH 10-7)
(LEH): 0:42 - Nick Garrido 33 Yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:27 LEH 13-7)

Second Quarter

(LEH): 9:29 - Nick Garrido 25 Yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:18 LEH 16-7)
(PENN): 5:20 - Liam O'Brien 4 Yard run, Sam Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09 LEH 16-14)

Third Quarter

(PENN): 14:05 - Jared Richardson 6 Yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Sam Smith missed kick (Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:45 PENN 20-16)
(LEH): 8:59 - Geoffrey Jamiel 20 Yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:06 LEH 23-20)

Fourth Quarter

(LEH): 14:52 - Geoffrey Jamiel 35 Yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:11 LEH 30-20)
(PENN): 12:48 - Jared Richardson 18 Yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:00 LEH 30-27)
(LEH): 7:22 - Luke Yoder 1 Yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:47 LEH 37-27)
(PENN): 4:50 - Mason Walters 32 Yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:26 LEH 37-30)
(LEH): 0:58 - Luke Yoder 2 Yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52 LEH 44-30)

Statistics	PENN	LEH
First downs	19	27
Total yards	345	539
Rushing yards	29	299
Passing yards	316	240
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	23:53	36:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	28/37, 316 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Julien Stokes	5 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	12 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD
Lehigh	Passing	Hayden Johnson	15/31, 240 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Luke Yoder	25 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Geoffrey Jamiel	8 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Big Green (2–0) at Penn Quakers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	7	10	7	0	24
Quakers	3	14	9	10	36

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: October 4
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 6,541
Referee: Henry Wimburg
TV announcers (ESPN+): Joe Tordy (play-by-play) and Joe Valerio (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:51) DART – Grayson Saunier 17-yard run, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:00; Dartmouth 7–0)
(5:15) PENN – Mason Walters 22-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:29; Dartmouth 7–3)

Second quarter

(12:50) DART – Grayson Saunier 3-yard run, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 7:20; Dartmouth 14–3)
(9:47) PENN – Liam O'Brien 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:24; Dartmouth 14–10)
(2:09) DART – Owen Zalc 26-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:38; Dartmouth 17–10)
(0:16) PENN – Bisi Owens 9-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:16; Tied 17–17)

Third quarter

(12:30) PENN – 0-yard safety (Penn 19–17)
(9:26) PENN – Cadin Olsen 12-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:56; Penn 26–17)
(6:23) DART – D. J. Crowther 12-yard run, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; Penn 26–24)

Fourth quarter

(11:27) PENN – Liam O'Brien 2-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:34; Penn 33–24)
(4:44) PENN – Mason Walters 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:31; Penn 36–24)

Statistics	DART	PENN
First downs	23	19
Total yards	326	323
Rushing yards	184	162
Passing yards	142	161
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:17	28:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing	Grayson Saunier	16/30, 142 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	D. J. Crowther	17 carries, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Corbo	5 receptions, 52 yards
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	16/21, 147 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Liam O'Brien	19 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bisi Owens	4 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Marist

Marist Red Foxes (3–2) at Penn Quakers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	3	0	0	6	9
Quakers	7	7	0	14	28

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: October 10
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 1,164
Referee: Alexander Randolph
TV announcers (ESPN+): Joe Tordy (play-by-play) and Joe Valerio (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(7:55) MRST – Samer Layous 43-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 7:05; Marist 3–0)
(4:53) PENN – Jared Richardson 21-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:02; Penn 7–3)

Second quarter

(5:49) PENN – Liam O'Brien 21-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:47; Penn 14–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

(11:45) PENN – Jared Richardson 11-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:11; Penn 21–3)
(10:28) MRST – Santino Correa 29-yard pass from Jeremy Decaro (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:17; Penn 21–9)
(3:03) PENN – Julien Stokes 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:31; Penn 28–9)

Statistics	MRST	PENN
First downs	15	22
Total yards	250	463
Rushing yards	98	128
Passing yards	152	335
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:47	30:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing	Will O'Dell	14/22, 118 yards
	Rushing	Will O'Dell	9 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Reed Shumpert	6 receptions, 55 yards
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	26/40, 335 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Julien Stokes	13 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	15 receptions, 190 yards, 2 TD

at Columbia

Penn Quakers (3–1) at Columbia Lions (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	0	14	14	7	35
Lions	7	7	7	0	21

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: October 18
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 12,704
Referee: Justin Ackley
TV announcers (ESPN+): Lance Medow (play-by-play) and Shawn FitzGerald (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(0:48) COLU – Michael Walters 1-yard run, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:39; Columbia 7–0)

Second quarter

(9:59) PENN – Jared Richardson 1-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:37; Tied 7–7)
(5:51) COLU – Beckett Robinson 32-yard pass from Caleb Sanchez, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:49; Columbia 14–7)
(1:17) PENN – Bisi Owens 7-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

(8:52) PENN – Liam O'Brien 18-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:08; Penn 21–14)
(3:48) COLU – Hutch Crow 2-yard pass from Caleb Sanchez, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Tied 21–21)
(1:38) PENN – Jared Richardson 31-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Penn 28–21)

Fourth quarter

(10:18) PENN – Jared Richardson 76-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:14; Penn 35–21)

Statistics	PENN	COLU
First downs	25	20
Total yards	458	366
Rushing yards	186	55
Passing yards	272	311
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:20	28:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	17/26, 272 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Liam O'Brien	15 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	6 receptions, 157 yards, 3 TD
Columbia	Passing	Caleb Sanchez	27/47, 311 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Michael Walters	11 carries, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Titus Evans	7 receptions, 75 yards

at Yale

Penn Quakers (4–1) at Yale Bulldogs (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Quakers			0
Bulldogs			0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

Date: October 25
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	PENN	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Brown

Brown Bears at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Quakers			0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Date: October 31
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Cornell (rivalry)

Cornell Big Red at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Red			0
Quakers			0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Date: November 8
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COR	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Harvard (rivalry)

Penn Quakers at Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Quakers			0
Crimson			0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	PENN	HARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Princeton (rivalry)

Princeton Tigers at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Quakers			0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Date: November 22
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "Football Coaches". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
↑ "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
↑ "2025 Penn Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
↑ "Pennsylvania Quakers 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

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[1] "Football Coaches". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

[2] "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[3] "2025 Penn Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

[4] "Pennsylvania Quakers 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

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2025 Penn Quakers football team

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

Schedule

Game summaries

at Stonehill

at No. 10 Lehigh

Dartmouth

Marist

at Columbia

at Yale

Brown

Cornell (rivalry)

at Harvard (rivalry)

Princeton (rivalry)

References