1977 Penn Quakers football team

The 1977 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

1977 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (7th season)
CaptainMichael Daley
Home stadiumFranklin Field
1977 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale $ 6 1 07 2 0
Brown 5 2 07 2 0
Harvard 4 3 04 5 0
Penn 4 3 05 4 0
Dartmouth 4 3 06 3 0
Princeton 3 4 03 6 0
Cornell 1 6 01 8 0
Columbia 1 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17CornellW 17–715,886[1]
September 24at Lehigh*L 7–1910,000[2]
October 1at ColumbiaL 18–305,135[3]
October 8Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–76,327[4]
October 14Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 42–73,353[5]
October 22at YaleL 21–2715,000[6]
October 29Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 21–1014,696[7]
November 5at HarvardL 15–3415,000[8]
November 12Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–314,184[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. Livingston, Bill (September 18, 1977). "Penn Rushes Past Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lehigh Defeats Penn on Passes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 25, 1977. p. 9-E via Newspapers.com.
  3. Amdur, Neil (October 2, 1977). "Columbia Subdues Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Harvin, Al (October 9, 1977). "Penn Downs Brown, 14-7, on Ground". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  5. Newman, Chuck (October 15, 1977). "Penn Power Overcomes Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D via Newspapers.com.
  6. Harvin, Al (October 23, 1977). "Yale and Dartmouth in 3-Way Ivy Tie; Eli Rally Foils Penn Upset Bid, 27-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  7. Harvin, Al (October 30, 1977). "Penn Passes for 0 Yards, Runs by Princeton, 21-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  8. McGowen, Deane (November 6, 1977). "Harvard Wins; Crimson Air Game Routs Penn, 34-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. McGowen, Deane (November 13, 1977). "Penn Holds On to Defeat Dartmouth, 7-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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