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1961 Penn Quakers football team

The 1961 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach John Stiegman, the Quakers compiled a 2–7 record (1–6 in conference games), finished in seventh place out of eight teams in the Ivy League, and were outscored by a total of 194 to 42 (167 to 22 in Ivy League games).[1][2]

1961 Penn Quakers football
Team captain Mike Natale
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMike Natale
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Columbia + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Guard Mike Natale was the team captain.[3] The team's statistical leaders included tailback John Owens (294 rushing yards), quarterback Bill Gray (150 passing yards), and end Ron Allshouse (125 receiving yards).[4]

The team played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–7 14,411 [5]
October 7 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–30 12,596 [6]
October 14 at Princeton
L 3–9 22,000 [7]
October 21 Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–0 6,867 [8]
October 28 Rutgers*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–20 14,996 [9]
November 4 Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 6–37 15,345 [10]
November 11 Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–23 14,093 [11]
November 18 at Columbia
L 6–37 17,066 [12]
November 25 Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 0–31 12,204 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "1961 Pennsylvania Quakers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Dolson, Frank (October 1, 1961). "Penn Survives Hectic Finish to Hand Lafayette 14-7 Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1961). "Hard-Charging Dartmouth Overpowers Penn, Yielding Only 4 First Downs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  7. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 15, 1961). "Princeton Downs Pennsylvania, 9-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ "Penn's McCarthy Runs 43 Yards for Score as Brown Bows, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 1961. p. S6.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 29, 1961). "Rutgers Continues as Easts' Major Unbeaten Football Team by Halting Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
  10. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 5, 1961). "Harvard Running Trims Penn, 37-6, in 3d Ivy Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 12, 1961). "Running of Yale Beats Penn, 23-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 19, 1961). "Columbia Wins, Clinches Ivy Title Tie; Lions Crush Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  13. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 26, 1961). "Cornell Trims Penn, 31-0, with Telesh and Lampkins Scoring Twice Each". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
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