1931 Penn Quakers football team

Summary

The 1931 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Quakers compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 121 to 94.[1] The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

1931 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainPaul Riblett
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3SwarthmoreW 32–7
October 10Franklin & Marshall
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–0
October 17Lehigh
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 32–012,000[2]
October 24Wisconsin
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–1365,000[3]
October 31Lafayette
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 3–0[4]
November 7Notre DameL 0–4939,173
November 14Georgia Tech
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–12[5]
November 26Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 0–7
December 1Navy
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–6

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References edit

  1. ^ "1931 Pennsylvania Quakers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Perina Scores Three Touchdowns as Lehigh Eleven Is Put to Rout by Penn, 32-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 18, 1931. p. S4.
  3. ^ "Penn unleashes great power to turn back Wisconsin, 27–13". Allentown Morning Call. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn tops stubborn Lafayette foe 3 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pennsy noses out win over Ga. Tech". Daily Press. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Schedule