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1948 Penn Quakers football team

The 1948 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1948 college football season.

1948 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Cornell 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Penn 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Brown 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Princeton 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Harvard 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Yale 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

History

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In its eleventh season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents 169 to 117.[1]

Penn won its first five games and was seventh in the AP Poll, but lost the last three games, all at home, and fell out of the rankings. Center and linebacker Chuck Bednarik, a consensus All-American, was third in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy.[2][3]

Penn was ranked at No. 22 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[4]

Home games were played on campus at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Dartmouth
W 26–1360,000 [5]
October 9PrincetonNo. 12
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 29–760,000 [6]
October 16at ColumbiaNo. 8
W 20–1435,000 [7]
October 23NavyNo. 7
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–1475,000 [8]
October 30Washington and LeeNo. 7
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 40–750,000 [9]
November 6 No. 14 Penn StateNo. 7
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–1378,205 [10]
November 13 No. 3 ArmyNo. 17
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 20–2678,205 [11]
November 25CornellNo. 19
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 14–2378,000 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP128 (7)777171619—

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Heisman Trophy to be awarded to Doak Walker". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). United Press. December 1, 1948. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Heisman trophy given to Doak Walker". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1948. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1948). "Penn Power Downs Dartmouth, 26-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Morrow, Art (October 10, 1948). "Penn Wins; 60,000 See Quakers Top Princeton Foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1948). "Penn Pass in Final 32 Seconds Beats Columbia, 20-14; Quakers in Front". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Trimble, Joe (October 24, 1948). "Penn Downs Navy, 20-14, in Final Period Drive". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Green, Russ (October 31, 1948). "Penn Remains Unbeaten with Win over W&L". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948). "78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 14, 1948). "Army Edges Penn in Final Seconds, 26-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 26, 1948). "Cornell Batters Penn, 23-14, to Cop Ivy Title". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
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