1955 Penn Quakers football team

1955 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	0–9 (0–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Sebo (2nd season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Yale	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Cornell	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Harvard	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Brown	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1955 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1955 college football season. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Led by Steve Sebo in his second year as head coach, the Quakers finished the season with a 0–9 record, matching their 1954 campaign. Penn was outscored 270 to 34 on the season, shut out five times, and scored more than seven points only once, in a 46–14 loss to No. 6 Notre Dame. By the end of the season, Penn had lost 18 consecutive games and had not won in 22 straight contests, dating back to a loss to Michigan on Halloween 1953.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	VPI	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33	12,751	[3]
October 1	California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–27	21,000	[4]
October 8	Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–7	24,325	[5]
October 15	George Washington	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–25	13,178	[6]
October 22	No. 4 Navy	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33	34,543	[7]
October 29	Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	28,206	[8]
November 5	No. 6 Notre Dame	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–46	45,226	[9]
November 12	Army	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40	27,170	[10]
November 24	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–39	25,668	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1955 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
2. "2018 Penn Football Face Book" (PDF). Penn Athletics.
3. Good, Herb (September 25, 1955). "Va. Tech Ruins Penn Opener, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Selby, Don (October 2, 1955). "Bears Close Fast, Rip Penn, 27 to 7". San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, Calif. sect. II, p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 9, 1955). "Princeton Trips Penn Eleven, 7-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Riordan, Leo (October 16, 1955). "GW Rolls to 25-6 Triumph as Penn Loses 13th in Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Atwater, Edward C. (October 23, 1955). "Soph Steers Unbeaten Navy in 33-0 Romp over Penn". The Sunday Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Good, Herb (October 30, 1955). "Pa. State Conquers Improved Penn, Scoring Twice in First 9 Minutes". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Doyle, Joe (November 6, 1955). "Surprised Irish Rally to Drub Penn, 46-14". The South Bend Tribune . South Bend, Ind. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Ward, Gene (November 13, 1955). "Army in 40-0 Workout". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1955). "Cornell Trounces Penn; Speedy Ithacans Triumph by 39-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 39.