1885 Penn Quakers football team
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American college football season
| 1885 Penn Quakers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–5 |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | Paul Thompson |
| Home stadium | University Athletic Grounds |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||
| Princeton | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Michigan | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Colorado College | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Yale | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Cincinnati | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||
| Penn | – | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Lafayette | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Massachusetts | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Johns Hopkins | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Richmond | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Wesleyan | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Navy | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Lehigh | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||
| Rutgers | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Fordham | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
The 1885 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1885 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Dole, the team compiled a 8–5 record.[1] Paul Thompson was the team captain.
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Graduates | Philadelphia, PA | W 42–0 | |||
| October 10 | Lehigh | Philadelphia, PA | W 54–0 | |||
| October 14 | 3:05 p.m. | Swarthmore |
| W 68–6 | [2] [3] | |
| October 17 | Graduates | Philadelphia, PA | W 6–5 | |||
| October 24 | Princeton | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 0–57 | |||
| October 28 | 3:05 p.m. | at Lafayette | Easton, PA | W 30–22 | [4] | |
| October 31 | at Princeton | Princeton, NJ | L 10–70 | |||
| November 4 | 3:16 p.m. | Lafayette |
| W 54–10 | [5] | |
| November 7 | vs. Wesleyan | New York, NY | L 18–25 | |||
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Yale |
| L 5–53 | [6] [7] | |
| November 18 | Lehigh | Philadelphia, PA | W 35–0 | |||
| November 21 | Stevens | Philadelphia, PA | W 22–9 | |||
| November 26 | Princeton | Philadelphia, PA | L 10–76 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "2019 Penn Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. 2018. p. 152. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Swarthmore Defeated". The Philadelphia Times. October 15, 1885. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Sports". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1885. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Football: University of Pennsylvania Against Lafayette College". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Football Furore". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Yale's Big Goal Kickers". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
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