1966 Penn Quakers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 2–7 (1–6 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jerry Petrisko |
Home stadium | Franklin Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
In their 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 seventh in the Ivy League. The Quakers were 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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | Lehigh* |
| W 38–28 | 13,000 | [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 | [10] | |||
November 12 | at Columbia | L 14–22 | 7,300 | [11] | |||
November 19 | Dartmouth |
| L 21–40 | 10,592 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Penn Rally Tops Lehigh, 38 to 28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 25, 1966. p. S5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (October 9, 1966). "Penn Crushed by Cornell; Big Red Romps, 45-28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Bucknell Rally Tops Penn, 28-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 16, 1966. p. S6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1966). "Yale Defeats Penn on Late Kick, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 13, 1966). "Lions Stage Rally to Trip Penn, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (November 20, 1966). "Dartmouth 40-21 Victor; Penn Is Beaten". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.