1878 Penn Quakers football team
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American college football season
| 1878 Penn Quakers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–2–1 |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | John Elliot |
Seasons | |
| 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 | ||||
The 1878 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1878 college football season. The team finished with a 1–2–1 record.
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19 | at Princeton |
| L 0–2 | [1] | |
| November 2 | Swarthmore | Philadelphia, PA | W 9–0 | ||
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Princeton |
| L 1–2 | [2] |
| November 16 | vs. Columbia |
| T 0–0 | [3] [4] |
References
[edit ]- ^ "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 Open access icon .
- ^ "Foot-ball.—Princeton Against Philadelphia". The Times . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1878. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "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 Open access icon .
- ^ "Sports And Pastimes.—Foot Ball". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . Brooklyn, New York. November 17, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
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