1879 Penn Quakers football team

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The 1879 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1879 college football season. They finished with a 2–2 record.[1]

1879 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainF. M. Dick
Seasons
← 1878
1880 →
1879 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     4 0 1
Yale     3 0 2
Massachusetts     1 0 0
Michigan     1 0 1
Haverford     1 0 1
Harvard     2 1 2
Penn     2 2 0
Amherst     1 1 0
Navy     0 0 1
McGill     0 0 1
Toronto     0 0 1
Stevens     1 2 5
Rutgers     1 2 3
Pennsylvania Military     0 1 1
NYU     0 2 1
Racine     0 1 0
Swarthmore     0 1 0
Columbia     0 3 2

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–6
November 1vs. Yale
L 0–3[2]
November 8at Pennsylvania Military AcademyChester, PAW 6–0[3]
November 153:15 p.m.Columbia
W 1–0[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ 1879 University of Pennsylvania football scores and results Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on January 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "College Foot Ball". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Football". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Return Match Between Columbia College And University of Pennsylvania—Nine Safety Touchdowns For The University". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "College Men At Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "College Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .