2008 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRay Priore (11th season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Harvard +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Brown +   6 – 1     7 – 3  
Penn   5 – 2     6 – 4  
Yale   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Princeton   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Cornell   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Columbia   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Dartmouth   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 132nd season of play for the Quakers. The team was led by Al Bagnoli, in his 17th season as head coach. The Quakers played their home games at historic Franklin Field on the university campus in Philadelphia. Penn averaged 11,284 fans per game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 203:30 pmNo. 19 Villanova*
ComcastL 14–20 OT14,758[1]
September 276:00 pmat Lafayette*
WBPHL 17–247,561[2]
October 4NoonDartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ComcastW 23–1012,433[3]
October 112:00 pmat Georgetown*
W 27–73,135[4]
October 181:00 pmColumbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 15–106,821[5]
October 2512:30 pmat Yale
YESW 9–710,490[6]
November 1NoonBrowndagger
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
VersusL 27–3415,056[7]
November 77:00 pmat Princeton
ESPNUW 14–98,966[8]
November 15NoonNo. 19 Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
ComcastL 21–247,352[9]
November 221:00 pmat Cornell
W 23–62,437[10]

References

  1. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 21, 2008). "'Nova Switches QBs, Gets by Penn in OT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Todres, Andrew (September 28, 2008). "Down by 24 Points, Penn Rallies, but Loses to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 5, 2008). "Quakers Labor Early but Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wynn and Hamscher Lift Quakers Over Hoyas". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 12, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 19, 2008). "Quakers Get Scare but Overcome Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 26, 2008). "Samson Hits 3 Field Goals in 2d Half to Lift Penn to Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 2, 2008). "Mistakes Hurt Penn in Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Angel, Sebastian (November 8, 2008). "Penn QB Emerges to Top Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Denman, Elliott (November 16, 2008). "Crimson Escape with a Chance to Win Ivy". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scurria, Andrew (November 23, 2008). "Quakers Finish by Stopping Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
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