1885 Penn Quakers football team

1885 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Frank Dole (1st season)
Captain	Paul Thompson

1885 college football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Michigan			–					3	–	0	–	0
Colorado College			–					1	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					8	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	2	–	1
Massachusetts			–					3	–	2	–	1
Johns Hopkins			–					2	–	2	–	0
Richmond			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	5	–	1
Rutgers			–					0	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1885 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1885 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Dole, the team compiled a 8–5 record. Paul Thompson was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 7	Graduates	Philadelphia, PA	W 42–0
October 10	Lehigh	Philadelphia, PA	W 54–0
October 14	Swarthmore	Philadelphia, PA	W 68–6
October 17	Graduates	Philadelphia, PA	W 6–5
October 24	Princeton	Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–57
October 28	Lafayette	Philadelphia, PA	W 54–10
October 31	at Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 10–70
November 4	at Lafayette	Easton, PA	W 30–22
November 7	vs. Wesleyan	New York, NY	L 18–25
November 14	Yale	Philadelphia, PA	L 5–53
November 18	Lehigh	Philadelphia, PA	W 35–0
November 21	Stevens	Philadelphia, PA	W 22–9
November 26	Princeton	Philadelphia, PA	L 10–76