1987 Penn Quakers football team

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1987 Penn Quakers football
Penn Quakers logo.svg
ConferenceIvy League
1987 record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Maloney (2nd season)
Captains
  • Mike Lista
  • Brent Novoselsky
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ivy League football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Brown 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Dartmouth 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19CornellNo. 19
L 13–1721,359[1]
September 26at Bucknell*
L 24��318,500[2]
October 3at Columbia
W 23–04,150[3]
October 10Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–1727,253[4]
October 17Navy*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 28–3816,809[5]
October 24at Yale
L 22–2823,151[6]
October 31Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 7–1731,255[7]
November 7at Lafayette*
W 23–145,200[8]
November 14Harvard
L 14–3114,900[9]
November 21at Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 49–174,620[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (September 20, 1987). "Cornell Surprises Quakers, 17-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (September 27, 1987). "Penn Rally Falls Short, Bucknell Prevails, 32-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 4, 1987). "Quakers Overcome Early Scare; Columbia Drops 34th in Row, 23-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Longman, Jere (October 11, 1987). "Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Pucin, Diane (October 18, 1987). "QB Rushes for 225 Yards as Navy Downs Penn, 38-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Smith, George (October 25, 1987). "Yale Stuns Penn on Last-Minute TD". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Longman, Jere (November 1, 1987). "Princeton Sinks Penn's Ivy League Hopes, 17-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pucin, Diane (November 8, 1987). "Pass Rush Helps Quakers to Victory over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Knapp, Gwen (November 15, 1987). "Quakers Bow to Harvard; Penn Falls to 3-6 with 31-14 Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Newman, Chuck (November 22, 1987). "Flynn's 5 TDs Propel Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2019 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 8, 2020. pg. 158
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