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1983 Penn Quakers football
1983 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3–1 (5–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Jerry Berndt (3rd season);
Captains	Marc Hembrough; Bill Lista;
Home stadium	Franklin Field
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They finished with a 6–3–1 record and were the Ivy League co-champions with Harvard,^[1] whom they defeated in the next-to-last week of the season.

1983 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Harvard +	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Penn +	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Brown	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	7	–	2
Yale	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Cornell		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 28–7	21,003	^[2]
September 24	at Delaware*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–40	17,568	^[3]
October 1	vs. Columbia		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 35–10	7,221	^[4]
October 8	Brown		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 24–24	14,576	^[5]
October 15	No. 17 Lafayette*		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 28–20	6,038	^[6]
October 22	at Yale		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–0	14,424	^[7]
October 29	Princeton		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 28–27	36,579	^[8]
November 5	No. T–18 Colgate*	No. 16	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–34	6,921	^[9]
November 12	at Harvard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–28	12,000	^[10]
November 19	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 38–14	28,416	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References edit

^ 1983 University of Pennsylvania football scores and results Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on February 28, 2015.
^ Newman, Chuck (September 18, 1983). "Penn Steamrolls over Cornell, 28-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newman, Chuck (September 25, 1983). "Delaware Starts Fast and Wallops Penn, 40-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newman, Chuck (October 1, 1983). "Hall's Three TDs Help Penn Whip Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Connell, Mike (October 9, 1983). "Brown Gets Snappy Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bruton, Mike (October 16, 1983). "Penn Tops Lafayette, 28-20, to Defend the Ivies' Honor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newman, Chuck (October 23, 1983). "Penn Rolls, 17-0, by Winless Yale Despite Mistakes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bruton, Mike (October 30, 1983). "Penn Recovers in Time to Top Princeton, 28-27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bruton, Mike (November 6, 1983). "Penn Turnovers Help Colgate Win, 34-20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-G, 13-G – via Newspapers.com.
^ Concannon, Joe (November 13, 1983). "Harvard Rips Penn, Ties Up Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Roberts, Ernie (November 20, 1983). "Penn Gains Tie for Ivy Crown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] 1983 University of Pennsylvania football scores and results Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on February 28, 2015.

[2] Newman, Chuck (September 18, 1983). "Penn Steamrolls over Cornell, 28-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Newman, Chuck (September 25, 1983). "Delaware Starts Fast and Wallops Penn, 40-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Newman, Chuck (October 1, 1983). "Hall's Three TDs Help Penn Whip Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.

[5] O'Connell, Mike (October 9, 1983). "Brown Gets Snappy Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Bruton, Mike (October 16, 1983). "Penn Tops Lafayette, 28-20, to Defend the Ivies' Honor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Newman, Chuck (October 23, 1983). "Penn Rolls, 17-0, by Winless Yale Despite Mistakes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Bruton, Mike (October 30, 1983). "Penn Recovers in Time to Top Princeton, 28-27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Bruton, Mike (November 6, 1983). "Penn Turnovers Help Colgate Win, 34-20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-G, 13-G – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Concannon, Joe (November 13, 1983). "Harvard Rips Penn, Ties Up Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Roberts, Ernie (November 20, 1983). "Penn Gains Tie for Ivy Crown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.

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