1946 Penn Quakers football team

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1946 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Merchant Marine   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 6–2 record, was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 265 to 102.[1] The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Lafayette
W 66–0 63,000 [2]
October 12DartmouthNo. 7
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 39–6 69,000 [3]
October 19VirginiaNo. 6
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 40–0 64,000 [4]
October 26NavyNo. 6
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 32–19 78,000 [5]
November 2PrincetonNo. 3
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 14–17 72,000 [6]
November 9at ColumbiaNo. 9
W 41–6 35,000 [7]
November 16 No. 1 ArmyNo. 5
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–34 78,000 [8]
November 28CornellNo. 14
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 26–20 78,000 [9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1946 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Altschull, Herb (October 6, 1946). "Eddie Allen Scores Five Touchdowns to Lead Penn to 66-0 Win over Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 13, 1946). "Penn 39-6 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Rolfe, Shelley (October 20, 1946). "Cavaliers Are Dropped to Beaten". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Morrow, Art (October 27, 1946). "Penn's Early Surge Beats Navy, 32-19, Before 78,000; Minisi Ace in Quakers' 4th Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Talbot, Gayle (November 3, 1946). "Princeton Beats Penn in Major Upset of Season, 17-14; 30-Yard Field Goal in Last Minute of Play Gives Tiger Eleven Real Surprise Victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 10, 1946). "Penn Whips Lions, 41-6; Allen Romps to 3 TD". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ward, Gene (November 17, 1946). "Army Rips Penn, 34-7; Davis Scores 2 TDs". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C46 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 29, 1946). "78,000 See Penn Beat Cornell, Tying Yale and Harvard for Ivy League Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.
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