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1977 Penn Quakers football team

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1977 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (7th season)
CaptainMichael Daley
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 1 0 7 2 0
Brown 5 2 0 7 2 0
Harvard 4 3 0 4 5 0
Penn 4 3 0 5 4 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0 6 3 0
Princeton 3 4 0 3 6 0
Cornell 1 6 0 1 8 0
Columbia 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17CornellW 17–715,886[1]
September 24at Lehigh*L 7–196,000–10,000[2][3]
October 1at ColumbiaL 18–305,135[4]
October 8Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–76,327[5]
October 14Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 42–73,353[6]
October 22at YaleL 21–2715,000[7]
October 29Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 21–1014,696[8]
November 5at HarvardL 15–3415,000[9]
November 12Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–314,184[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Amdur, Neil (October 2, 1977). "Columbia Subdues Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Harvin, Al (October 9, 1977). "Penn Downs Brown, 14-7, on Ground". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  6. ^ Newman, Chuck (October 15, 1977). "Penn Power Overcomes Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 6, 1977). "Harvard Wins; Crimson Air Game Routs Penn, 34-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 13, 1977). "Penn Holds On to Defeat Dartmouth, 7-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.