1886 Penn Quakers football team
| 1886 Penn Quakers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–7–1 |
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| Home stadium | University Athletic Grounds |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | – | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | – | 9 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (CT) | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1886 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1886 college football season. In its second year under head coach Frank Dole, the team compiled a 9–7–1 record.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Falls of Schuylkill | Philadelphia, PA | W 62–0 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Tioga Athletic Association |
| W 22–0 | [2][3] | |
| October 6 | Swarthmore | Philadelphia, PA | Cancelled | [4] | ||
| October 9 | 3:20 p.m. | Lehigh |
| W 26–4 | 200 | [5] |
| October 11 | 3:35 p.m. | Graduates |
| W 4–0 | [6] | |
| October 13 | 4:30 p.m. | All-Philadelphia |
| T 6–6 | [7] | |
| October 16 | at Princeton | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | L 0–30 | [8] | ||
| October 20 | at Lafayette | Easton, PA | L 0–12 | [9] | ||
| October 23 | 3:40 p.m. | Princeton |
| L 9–55 | [10][11] | |
| October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Wesleyan | W 14–0 | [12] | ||
| October 30 | 3:40 p.m. | Lafayette |
| W 20–10 | [13] | |
| November 3 | 3:15 p.m. or 4:20 p.m. | Haverford |
| W 16–4 | [14][15] | |
| November 6 | 3:10 p.m. | Princeton |
| L 6–28 | 1,500 | [16] |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA | W 65–0 | [17] | |
| November 13 | at Yale | L 0–75 | [18] | |||
| November 15 | Vineland College | Philadelphia, PA | W 92–0 | [19] | ||
| November 18 | at Lehigh | Bethlehem, PA | L 0–28 | [20] | ||
| November 25 | at Harvard |
| L 0–28 | [21] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Football.—The University Men Defeat the Falls of Schuylkill Club". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Football.—"Varsity" Boys Defeat the Tioga Club with Ease". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Fragments of News". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1886. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "University Foot-ball.—Pennsylvania Players Win a Game from Lehigh University". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "University Foot-ball.—Undergraduates Win a Game from the Old Collegians". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Good Foot-ball.—A Tie Score Between the University Players and a Picked Team". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Victories At Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 17, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "University of Pennsylvania Defeated by Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1886. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "College Foot-Ball". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 23, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Princeton Wins Easily". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1886. p. 7. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan Beaten.—Pennsylvania Wins the Foot-Ball Game, Fourteen, to Nothing". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Victorious". The Times (Philadelphia). October 31, 1886. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Football.—The University Defeats Haverford College in an Interesting Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Intercollegiate Foot-ball.—The University of Pennsylvania Defeats Haverford's Team". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Good Foot-Ball.—Princeton Beats Pennsylvania In The Closest Game For Years". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "The Foot-Ball Players: Pennsylvania Defeats Rutgers College by a Score of 65 to 0". The Times (Philadelphia). November 11, 1886. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Yale Defeats Pennsylvania". The New York Times. November 14, 1886. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ninety-Two To Nothing.—The University Boys Walk Away With the Vineland College Players". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Beaten By Lehigh.—Pennsylvania's Team Badly Whipped at Bethlehem". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Harvard's Easy Victory". The Times (Philadelphia). November 26, 1886. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1886 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Penn Football Factbook" (PDF). Penn Athletics. p. 138. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
