1964 Penn Quakers football team

Summary

The 1964 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished last in the Ivy League.

1964 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJim Riepe
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Princeton $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Harvard 5 2 0 6 3 0
Yale 4 2 1 6 2 1
Dartmouth 4 3 0 6 3 0
Cornell 3 4 0 3 5 1
Brown 3 4 0 5 4 0
Columbia 1 5 1 2 6 1
Penn 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

In their fifth and final year under head coach John Stiegman, the Quakers compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 222 to 48.[1] Jim Riepe was the team captain.[2]

Penn's 0–7 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League. The Quakers were outscored 206 to 28 by Ivy opponents.[3]

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Lehigh*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–6 8,446 [4]
October 3 at Brown L 0–3 12,000 [5]
October 10 at Cornell L 0–33 14,000 [6]
October 17 Rutgers*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–10 7,178 [7]
October 24 Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 0–55 14,982 [8]
October 31 at Harvard L 0–34 10,000 [9]
November 7 Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 9–21 9,114 [10]
November 14 at Columbia L 12–33 9,363 [11]
November 21 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–27 8,498 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Early Penn Dash Tops Lehigh, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1964. p. S8.
  5. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 4, 1964). "Brown Defeats Penn, 3-0; Mennell's Kick Decides". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Cornell Crushes Penn Eleven, 33-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1964. p. S8.
  7. ^ Frost, Robert (October 18, 1964). "Rutgers Whips Penn, 10-7 on 4th-Period Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  8. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 25, 1964). "Princeton Wins from Penn, 55-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 1, 1964). "Harvard Tops Penn, 34-0; Bilodeau Paces Crimson". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 8, 1964). "Penn Loses, 21-9, to Elis; Yale Is Hard-Pressed". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Koppett, Leonard (November 15, 1964). "Columbia Victor over Penn, 33-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Dolson, Frank (November 22, 1964). "Penn Smashed by Dartmouth in Season Final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.