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1996 Penn Quakers football team 
Summary
The 1996 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the Ivy League during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
| 1996 Penn Quakers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5–5 (3–4 Ivy) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Toop (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Dartmouth $ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
During its fifth season under head coach Al Bagnoli, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against Ivy League opponents).[1] Tim Gage and Matt Julien were the team captains.[2]
Defensive tackle Mitch Marrow led the team on defense;[3] at the end of the season, he was selected as a first-team All-American.[4] Jasen Scott was selected as the team's most valuable player.[5] Barrow and Scott both received first-team honors on the 1997 All-Ivy League team.[6]
The team's statistical leaders included Tom MacLeod with 720 passing yards, Mark Fabish with 302 receiving yards, and Jasen Scott with 1,193 rushing yards and 68 points scored.[7]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Dartmouth | L 22–24 | 8,521 | [8][9] | |
| September 28 | Colgate* | W 38–7 | 11,214 | [10] | |
| October 5 | at Bucknell* | W 30–21 OT | 9,166 | [11] | |
| October 12 | Columbia |
| L 19–20 | 6,435 | [12] |
| October 19 | Lehigh* |
| L 24–28 | 5,074 | [13][14] |
| October 26 | at Brown | L 21–27 | 5,125 | [15][16] | |
| November 2 | Yale |
| W 20–3 | 19,203 | [17][18] |
| November 9 | at Princeton | W 10–6 | 10,034 | [19] | |
| November 16 | Harvard |
| W 17–12 | 21,509 | [20] |
| November 23 | at Cornell | L 21–24 | 5,223 | [21] | |
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Roster edit
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References edit
- ^ a b "2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 12, 2019. p. 195
- ^ 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 98.
- ^ "Marrow proves just the right fit for the Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 13, 1996. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 99.
- ^ 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 100.
- ^ 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 102.
- ^ 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, pp. 118-122.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (September 22, 1996). "Big Green top Penn by 24-22 in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth edges Penn in final seconds". Sun-Sentinel. September 22, 1996. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (September 29, 1996). "Penn rides generosity of Colgate to a 38-7 rout". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 6, 1996). "Penn wakes up in OT, upends Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 13, 1996). "Kick fails in OT as Columbia tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quakers sputter in loss to Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 20, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 20, 1996). "Lehigh's Heroes Spark Rally to Beat Penn". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Quakers lose heartbreaker after a rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown 27, Penn 21". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1996. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quakers defeat Yale, 20-3, for first Ivy League win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 3, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1996). "Elis Offense Ruins 300th for Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D4, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Penn defense too much for Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Reserve QB leads Penn over Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Cornell ends Penn's season on sour note". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.