1966 Penn Quakers football team

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1966 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJerry Petrisko
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

Background[edit]

During its second year under head coach Bob Odell, the Quakers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 237 to 176.[1] Jerry Petrisko was the team captain.[2]

Penn's 1–6 conference record placed the team as seventh in the Ivy League. The team was outscored 181 to 117 by Ivy opponents.[3]

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Lehigh*
W 38–28 7,794 [4]
October 1 at Brown
W 20–0 3,500 [5]
October 8 at Cornell
L 28–45 18,000 [6]
October 15 Bucknell*
L 21–28 10,672 [7]
October 22 Princeton
L 13–30 20,844 [8]
October 29 at Harvard
L 7–27 20,000 [9]
November 5 Yale
L 14–17 13,638 [10]
November 12 at Columbia
L 14–22 7,300 [11]
November 19 Dartmouth
L 21–40 10,592 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. 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. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ McGinniss, Joe (September 25, 1966). "Penn's Big Rally Beats Lehigh, 38-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Cady, Steve (October 2, 1966). "Penn Crushes Brown, 20-0, as Creeden Completes 15 Passes for 208 Yards". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  6. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 9, 1966). "Penn Crushed by Cornell; Big Red Romps, 45-28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGinniss, Joe (October 16, 1966). "Bucknell Rally Surprises Penn in 2d Half, 28-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 23, 1966). "Princeton Routs Penn, 30-13; Quakers Suffer Third Loss in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S9.
  9. ^ Anderson, Dave (October 30, 1966). "Harvard Tops Penn, 27-7; 6th in Row for Crimson". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Dell, John (November 6, 1966). "Yale Stops Penn Drive, Wins on FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 13, 1966). "Lions Stage Rally to Trip Penn, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 20, 1966). "Dartmouth 40-21 Victor; Penn Is Beaten". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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