1878 Penn Quakers football team

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The 1878 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1878 college football season. They finished with a 1–2–1 record.[1]

1878 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Elliot
Seasons
← 1876
1879 →
1878 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     6 0 0
Yale     4 1 1
Columbia     0 0 1
CCNY     1 1 0
Stevens     1 1 2
Harvard     1 2 0
Penn     1 2 1
Rutgers     1 2 1
Amherst     1 3 0
Brown     0 1 0
Swarthmore     0 1 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19at Princeton
L 0–2[2]
November 2SwarthmorePhiladelphia, PAW 9–0
November 92:30 p.m.Princeton
L 1–2[3]
November 16vs. Columbia
T 0–0[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 1878 University of Pennsylvania football scores and results Archived January 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on January 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "A Bout At Football.—University Vs. Princeton College teams". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Foot-ball.—Princeton Against Philadelphia". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1878. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "The Teams Of Columbia College and University of Pennsylvania Meet At Hoboken—Neither Side SCores A Point". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 17, 1878. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Sports And Pastimes.—Foot Ball". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 17, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .