1879 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
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CaptainF. M. Dick
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1879 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   4 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   3 – 0 – 2
Massachusetts   –   1 – 0 – 0
Michigan   –   1 – 0 – 1
Haverford   –   1 – 0 – 1
Harvard   –   2 – 1 – 2
Penn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Amherst   –   1 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   0 – 0 – 1
McGill   –   0 – 0 – 1
Toronto   –   0 – 0 – 1
Stevens   –   1 – 2 – 5
Rutgers   –   1 – 2 – 3
Pennsylvania Military   –   0 – 1 – 1
NYU   –   0 – 2 – 1
Racine   –   0 – 1 – 0
Swarthmore   –   0 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   0 – 3 – 2

The 1879 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1879 college football season. They finished with a 2–2 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–6
November 1vs. Yale
L 0–3[2]
November 8at Pennsylvania Military AcademyChester, PAW 6–0[3]
November 153:15 p.m.Columbia
W 1–0[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ 1879 University of Pennsylvania football scores and results Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on January 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "College Foot Ball". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Football". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Return Match Between Columbia College And University of Pennsylvania—Nine Safety Touchdowns For The University". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "College Men At Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "College Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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