1971 Penn Quakers football team

The 1971 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

1971 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (1st season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Cornell + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Columbia 5 2 0 6 3 0
Harvard 4 3 0 5 4 0
Yale 3 4 0 4 5 0
Princeton 3 4 0 4 5 0
Penn 1 6 0 2 7 0
Brown 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Lehigh*W 28–1412,236[1]
October 2Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 17–1615,105[2]
October 9at DartmouthL 3–1917,600[3]
October 16Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 15–1711,185[4]
October 23at PrincetonL 0–3121,000[5]
October 30Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 27–2821,770[6]
November 6at YaleL 14–2430,430[7]
November 13at ColumbiaL 3–1710,034[8]
November 20Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 13–4143,687[9]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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1971 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 82 Don Clune So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ Dell, John (September 26, 1971). "Pinto Pilots Penn to 28-14 Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 3, 1971). "Penn Turns Back Brown Eleven, 17-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Keese, Parton (October 10, 1971). "Dartmouth Defeats Penn, 19 to 3, Breaking a 3-3 Tie in the Second Half". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  4. ^ Dell, John (October 17, 1971). "Lafayette Victor over Penn, 17-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chass, Murray (October 24, 1971). "Princeton Triumphs over Penn, 31 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 31, 1971). "Harvard Tops Penn, 28-27, as Quakers' Late Conversion Try Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  7. ^ Anderson, Dave (November 7, 1971). "Yale Defeats Penn, 24-14; Purrington Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Durso, Joseph (November 14, 1971). "Columbia Triumphs, 17-3; Penn Drops Sixth in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 21, 1971). "Cornell and Dartmouth Win and Share Ivy Title; Penn 41-13 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.