1954_Penn_Quakers_football_team Knowpia

The 1954 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1954 college football season.^[1]

1954 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Yale	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Cornell	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Brown	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Harvard	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	No. 19 Duke	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–52	31,000	^[2]
October 2	William & Mary	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–27	17,000	^[3]
October 9	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 7–13	35,000	^[4]
October 16	George Washington	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 27–32	24,432	^[5]
October 23	Navy	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–52	41,228	^[6]
October 30	Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–35	33,146	^[7]
November 6	No. 5 Notre Dame	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–42	61,189	^[8]
November 13	No. 6 Army	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–35	34,477	^[9]
November 25	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–20	26,690	^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Pennsylvania Game by Game Results". September 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ Brooks, Bob (September 26, 1954). "Blue Devils Overpower Penn, 52 to 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Karmosky, Charles (October 3, 1954). "W&M Runs over Penn". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Danzig, Allison (October 10, 1954). "Princeton Tops Penn, 13-7; Tigers Are Alert". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Good, Herb (October 17, 1954). "G. Washington Tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Good, Herb (October 24, 1954). "Navy Hands Penn Worst Loss in 67-Year Rivalry". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hughes, Carl (October 31, 1954). "Penn State Rolls over Penn, 35-13". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Trimble, Joe (November 7, 1954). "Irish Avalanche Buries Winless Quakers, 42-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (November 14, 1954). "Army's Bell Sounds Knell of Penn, 35-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1954). "Cornell Triumphs over Penn and Ties Yale for Ivy League Football Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 34.