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The 1952 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1952 college football season .[1] [2] In George Munger 's 14th season as head coach, the Quakers compiled a 4–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents 122 to 107. They achieved a 1–0–1 record against ranked teams, knocking off top-ten Princeton and tying a Notre Dame team that would finish ranked third nationally.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 27 No. 10 Notre Dame No. 12 T 7–774,518 [3]
October 4 Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 7–035,000 [4]
October 11 at No. 10 Princeton W 13–740,000 [5]
October 18 at Columbia No. 14 W 27–1720,000 [6]
October 25 Navy No. 11 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA T 7–766,000 [7]
November 1 Penn State No. 17 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7–1467,000 [8]
November 8 Georgia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 27–3445,000 [9]
November 15 Army Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 13–1440,000 [10]
November 27 Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 14–740,000 [11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References [ ]
^ "Pennsylvania Game by Game Results" . 2015-09-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-30 .
^ "1952 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-06-30 .
^ Ward, Arch (September 28, 1952). "Penn Ties Notre Dame, 7-7" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Danzig, Allison (October 5, 1952). "Quaker Pass in 3d Quarter Subdues Dartmouth by 7-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Danzig, Allison (October 12, 1952). "Penn Halts Princeton, 13-7; Tiger Streak Ends". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Effrat, Louis (October 19, 1952). "Penn Defeats Columbia, 27-17; Quakers in Rally". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Ward, Gene (October 26, 1952). "Navy Shackles Penn, 7-7, with 2d Half Comeback" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hughes, Carl (November 2, 1952). "Nittany Lions Continue Mastery over Penn on Defensive Skill, 14-7" . The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Morrow, Art (November 9, 1952). "Georgia Passes Turn Back Penn, 34-27" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Morrow, Art (November 16, 1952). "Army Upsets Penn, 14-13, with TD in Last 44 Secs" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Danzig, Allison (November 28, 1952). "Penn Takes Ivy Honors by Halting Stubborn Cornell". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 29.
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