1986 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
Record10–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Maloney (1st season)
Captains
  • Steve Buonato
  • Brad Heinz
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Cornell 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Brown 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Yale 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Penn went undefeated (10-0), won the Ivy League Championship, and ranked 7 in NCAA Division I-AA.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Dartmouth
W 21–77,260[1]
September 27Bucknell*
W 10–715,241[2]
October 4Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 42–710,878[3]
October 11at BrownNo. 19
W 34–011,500[4]
October 18at Navy*No. 17
W 30–2623,959[5]
October 25YaleNo. 12
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 24–632,761[6]
November 1at PrincetonNo. 8
W 23–1018,500[7]
November 8Lafayette*No. 6
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 42–149,210[8]
November 15HarvardNo. 6
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 17–1025,650[9]
November 22at No. 15 CornellNo. 6
W 31–2122,000[10]

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Roster

1986 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Jim Crocicchia Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 21, 1986). "Penn Tramples Dartmouth, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (September 28, 1986). "Quakers Squeeze by Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lyon, Bill (October 5, 1986). "Quakers Crush Columbia, 42-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Pave, Martin (October 12, 1986). "Penn Runs Roughshod over Brown, 34-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Newman, Chuck (October 19, 1986). "Crocicchia Rallies Penn over Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Sudyk, Bob (October 26, 1986). "Abusive Quakers Prove Too Much for Bulldogs". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (November 2, 1986). "Penn Tops Princeton to Hit 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (November 9, 1986). "Quakers Roll to Win over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (November 16, 1986). "Quakers Keep Rolling, Down Harvard, 17-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Newman, David (November 23, 1986). "Penn Tops Cornell for Perfect Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2019 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 29, 2020. pg. 158
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