1989 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Maloney (4th season)
Captains
  • Bryan Keys
  • Steve Johnson
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1989 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Penn tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their first year under head coach Gary Steele, the Quakers compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 229 to 171.[1] Bryan Keys and Steve Johnson were the team captains.[2]

Penn's 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 172 to 107 by Ivy opponents.[3]

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field on the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Colgate*
L 14–21 3,000 [4]
September 23 Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–12 11,513 [5]
October 7 at Columbia
W 24–21 5,315 [6]
October 14 Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 32–30 10,879 [7]
October 21 Bucknell*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–24 21,807 [8]
October 28 at Yale
L 22–23 18,745 [9]
November 4 Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 8–30 38,106 [10]
November 11 at Harvard
L 15–24 12,600 [11]
November 18 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–24 8,207 [12]
November 23 Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 6–20 10,126 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 159. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 17, 1989). "Quakers Fall, 21-14, to Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 8, 1989). "Penn Survives Columbia Scare, Triumphs, 24-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15-E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Smith, George (October 29, 1989). "Yale Wins with 10 Seconds Left; Perks' 28-Yard Kick Tops Penn". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 5, 1989). "Princeton Within One Win of Ivy Crown; Tigers Shake Quakers". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1989). "Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Quakers Lay a Colossal Egg vs. Big Green". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1989). "Penn Ends Season with Another Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
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