1884 Penn Quakers football team

The 1884 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1884 college football season. The team compiled a 5–1–1 record. Alexander Gray was the team captain, and there was no coach.[1]

1884 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainAlexander Gray
Seasons
← 1883
1885 →
1884 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 1
Yale     8 0 1
Michigan     2 0 0
Williams     2 0 0
Navy     1 0 0
Wabash     1 0 0
Penn     5 1 1
Fordham     5 1 0
Harvard     7 4 0
Wesleyan     3 2 0
Butler     1 1 0
Columbia     1 1 0
Rutgers     3 4 0
Stevens     4 5 0
Dartmouth     1 2 1
Tufts     2 4 1
Massachusetts     1 2 0
Lafayette     2 5 0
Johns Hopkins     1 3 0
Albion     0 1 0
CCNY     0 1 0
Denver     0 1 0
DePauw     0 1 0
Olivet     0 2 0
Amherst     0 3 0
Lehigh     0 4 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22at HarvardW 4–0300–400[2]
October 25PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–31
November 1LafayetteW 21–0
November 8StevensW 30–0
November 15Johns HopkinsW 33–0
November 20GraduatesT 16–16
November 27vs. WesleyanW 14–12[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Penn Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. 2018. pp. 98, 152. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Harvard Beaten: The University of Pennsylvania Eleven Inflicts the First Defeat of the Season". The Boston Globe. October 23, 1884. p. 13 – via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Wins A Game". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 28, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .