Franklin Field, where the Penn Quakers have played their home games since 1895.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn Quakers football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's first season in 1876, the Quakers have competed in nearly than 1,500 officially sanctioned games,[1] holding an all-time record of 872–509–42.[2] Penn joined the Ivy League as a founding member in 1956.[3]

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1876–1884)
1876 No coach 1–2
1877 No team
1878 No coach 1–2–1
1879 No coach 2–2
1880 No coach 2–2
1881 No coach 0–5
1882 No coach 2–4
1883 No coach 6–2–1
1884 No coach 5–1–1
Frank Dole (Independent) (1885–1887)
1885 Frank Dole 8–5
1886 Frank Dole 9–7–1
1887 Frank Dole 6–7
Woody Wagenhorst (Independent) (1888–1891)
1888 Woody Wagenhorst 9–7
1889 Woody Wagenhorst 7–6
1890 Woody Wagenhorst 11–3
1891 Woody Wagenhorst 11–2
George Woodruff (Independent) (1892–1901)
1892 George Woodruff 15–1
1893 George Woodruff 12–3
1894 George Woodruff 12–0
1895 George Woodruff 14–0
1896 George Woodruff 14–1
1897 George Woodruff 15–0
1898 George Woodruff 12–1
1899 George Woodruff 8–3–2
1900 George Woodruff 12–1
1901 George Woodruff 10–5
Carl Williams (Independent) (1902–1907)
1902 Carl Williams 9–4
1903 Carl Williams 9–3
1904 Carl Williams 12–0
1905 Carl Williams 12–0–1
1906 Carl Williams 7–2–3
1907 Carl Williams 11–1
Sol Metzger (Independent) (1908)
1908 Sol Metzger 11–0–1
Andy Smith (Independent) (1909–1912)
1909 Andy Smith 7–1–2
1910 Andy Smith 9–1–1
1911 Andy Smith 7–4
1912 Andy Smith 7–4
George Brooke (Independent) (1913–1915)
1913 George Brooke 6–3–1
1914 George Brooke 4–4–1
1915 George Brooke 3–5–2
Bob Folwell (Independent) (1916–1919)
1916 Bob Folwell 7–3–1 L Rose
1917 Bob Folwell 9–2
1918 Bob Folwell 5–3
1919 Bob Folwell 6–2–1
John Heisman (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920 John Heisman 6–4
1921 John Heisman 4–3–2
1922 John Heisman 6–3
Lou Young (Independent) (1923–1929)
1923 Lou Young 5–4
1924 Lou Young 9–1–1
1925 Lou Young 7–2
1926 Lou Young 7–1–1
1927 Lou Young 6–4
1928 Lou Young 8–1
1929 Lou Young 7–2
Lud Wray (Independent) (1930)
1930 Lud Wray 5–4
Harvey Harman (Independent) (1931–1937)
1931 Harvey Harman 6–3
1932 Harvey Harman 6–2
1933 Harvey Harman 2–4–1
1934 Harvey Harman 4–4
1935 Harvey Harman 4–4
1936 Harvey Harman 7–1 10
1937 Harvey Harman 2–5–1
George Munger (Independent) (1938–1953)
1938 George Munger 3–2–3
1939 George Munger 4–4
1940 George Munger 6–1–1 14
1941 George Munger 7–1 15
1942 George Munger 5–3–1
1943 George Munger 6–2–1 20
1944 George Munger 5–3
1945 George Munger 6–2 8
1946 George Munger 6–2 13
1947 George Munger 7–0–1 7
1948 George Munger 5–3
1949 George Munger 4–4
1950 George Munger 6–3
1951 George Munger 5–4
1952 George Munger 4–3–2
1953 George Munger 3–5–1
Steve Sebo (Independent) (1954–1955)
1954 Steve Sebo 0–9
1955 Steve Sebo 0–9
Steve Sebo (Ivy League) (1956–1959)
1956 Steve Sebo 4–5 4–3 T–3rd
1957 Steve Sebo 3–6 3–4 T–4th
1958 Steve Sebo 4–5 4–3 T–4th
1959 Steve Sebo 7–1–1 6–1 1st
John Stiegman (Ivy League) (1960–1964)
1960 John Stiegman 3–6 2–5 6th
1961 John Stiegman 2–7 1–6 7th
1962 John Stiegman 3–6 2–5 6th
1963 John Stiegman 3–6 1–6 8th
1964 John Stiegman 1–8 0–7 8th
Bob Odell (Ivy League) (1965–1970)
1965 Bob Odell 4–4–1 2–4–1 6th
1966 Bob Odell 2–7 1–6 7th
1967 Bob Odell 3–6 2–5 6th
1968 Bob Odell 7–2 5–2 3rd
1969 Bob Odell 4–5 2–5 T–5th
1970 Bob Odell 4–5 2–5 6th
Harry Gamble (Ivy League) (1971–1980)
1971 Harry Gamble 2–7 1–6 7th
1972 Harry Gamble 6–3 4–3 T–3rd
1973 Harry Gamble 6–3 5–2 T–2nd
1974 Harry Gamble 6–2–1 4–2–1 3rd
1975 Harry Gamble 3–6 2–5 T–6th
1976 Harry Gamble 3–6 2–5 T–5th
1977 Harry Gamble 5–4 4–3 T–3rd
1978 Harry Gamble 2–6–1 1–5–1 8th
1979 Harry Gamble 0–9 0–7 8th
1980 Harry Gamble 1–9 1–6 7th
Jerry Berndt (Ivy League) (1981–1985)
1981 Jerry Berndt 1–9 1–6 T–7th
1982 Jerry Berndt 7–3 5–2 T–1st
1983 Jerry Berndt 6–3–1 5–1–1 T–1st
1984 Jerry Berndt 8–1 7–0 1st
1985 Jerry Berndt 7–2–1 6–1 1st
Ed Zubrow (Ivy League) (1986–1988)
1986 Ed Zubrow 10–0 7–0 1st 7
1987 Ed Zubrow 4–6 3–4 6th
1988 Ed Zubrow 9–1 6–1 T–1st
Gary Steele (Ivy League) (1989–1991)
1989 Gary Steele 4–6 2–5 T–5th
1990 Gary Steele 3–7 3–4 T–4th
1991 Gary Steele 2–8 2–5 6th
Al Bagnoli (Ivy League) (1992–2014)
1992 Al Bagnoli 7–3 5–2 3rd
1993 Al Bagnoli 10–0 7–0 1st 16
1994 Al Bagnoli 9–0 7–0 1st 14
1995 Al Bagnoli 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
1996 Al Bagnoli 5–5 3–4 5th
1997 Al Bagnoli 0–4[n 1] 0–2[n 1] 3rd
1998 Al Bagnoli 8–2 6–1 1st
1999 Al Bagnoli 5–5 4–3 4th
2000 Al Bagnoli 7–3 6–1 1st
2001 Al Bagnoli 8–1 6–1 2nd 24
2002 Al Bagnoli 9–1 7–0 1st 17
2003 Al Bagnoli 10–0 7–0 1st 12
2004 Al Bagnoli 8–2 6–1 2nd 21
2005 Al Bagnoli 5–5 3–4 6th
2006 Al Bagnoli 5–5 3–4 T–4th
2007 Al Bagnoli 4–6 3–4 T–4th
2008 Al Bagnoli 6–4 5–2 T–3rd
2009 Al Bagnoli 8–2 7–0 1st 23 20
2010 Al Bagnoli 9–1 7–0 1st 16 18
2011 Al Bagnoli 5–5 4–3 T–2nd
2012 Al Bagnoli 6–4 6–1 1st
2013 Al Bagnoli 4–6 3–4 T–4th
2014 Al Bagnoli 2–8 2–5 6th
Ray Priore (Ivy League) (2015–present)
2015 Ray Priore 7–3 6–1 T–1st
2016 Ray Priore 7–3 6–1 T–1st
2017 Ray Priore 6–4 4–3 4th
2018 Ray Priore 6–4 3–4 4th
2019 Ray Priore 5–5 3–4 T–4th
2020 No team[n 2] [n 2] [n 2] [n 2]
2021 Ray Priore 3–7 1–6 T–6th
2022 Ray Priore 8–2 5–2 T–2nd
2023 Ray Priore 6–4 3–4 T–5th
Total: 872–509–42
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ^ a b Penn forfeited 5 conference wins due to the use of ineligible players, leading to an official record of 1–9 (0–7).
  2. ^ a b c d Penn did not compete during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of the Ivy League season.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 Football Fact Book Records (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Football Fact Book Yearby Year (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Quakers Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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