1968 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season

1968 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Robert Odell (4th season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Ivy League football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 0 1 8 0 1
Yale + 6 0 1 8 0 1
Penn 5 2 0 7 2 0
Princeton 4 3 0 4 5 0
Dartmouth 3 4 0 4 5 0
Columbia 2 5 0 2 7 0
Cornell 1 6 0 3 6 0
Brown 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Bucknell*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27-1012,303[1]
October 5at BrownW 17-138,400[2]
October 12at CornellW 10-816,000[3]
October 19Lehigh*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34-08,916[4]
October 26Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 19-1430,886[5]
November 2at HarvardL 6-2825,000[6]
November 9Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13-3028,839[7]
November 16Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13-710,366[8]
November 23Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26-2150,188[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Dell, John (September 29, 1968). "Penn Downs Bucknell, 27-10; 85-Yard TD Strikes Is Climax". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Penn Triumphs over Brown, 17-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1968. p. S5.
  3. ^ Keese, Parton (October 13, 1968). "Penn Team Upsets Cornell, 10-8, with Berry's Field Goal Margin of Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  4. ^ Vecsey, George (October 20, 1968). "Undefeated Penn Routs Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S9.
  5. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 27, 1968). "Penn Beats Princeton; a 19-14 Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Keese, Parton (November 3, 1968). "Harvard Remains Undefeated, 28-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Newell, Bill (November 10, 1968). "Yale Romps over Pennsylvania, 30-13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Amdur, Neil (November 17, 1968). "Penn Sets Back Columbia, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 24, 1968). "Penn 26-21 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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