1981 Penn Quakers football team

1981 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Princeton 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Harvard 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Cornell
W 29–2215,871[1]
September 26at Lehigh*
L 0–5811,436[2]
October 3at Columbia
L 9–204,375[3]
October 10Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 24–2611,239[4]
October 24at Yale
L 3–2424,500[5]
October 31Princetondagger
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 30–3820,333[6]
November 7Delaware*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–4010,117[7]
November 14at Harvard
L 7–4510,500[8]
November 21Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–339,757[9]
November 26at Richmond*
L 12–187,514[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ Freedman, Lewis (September 20, 1981). "Penn Rallies with Passes, Wins Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Shister, Gail (September 27, 1981). "Punchless Penn Falls to Earth -- and Lehigh, 58-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Shister, Gail (October 4, 1981). "Columbia Surprises Penn, 20-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Shister, Gail (October 11, 1981). "Temple Wins Its Third, but Penn Comes Up Empty; Late Rally by Quakers Falls Short". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Mark D. (October 25, 1981). "Yale, Rogan Top Penn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Shister, Gail (November 1, 1981). "Princeton QB Tosses Quakers for a 38-30 Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Simmons, Bill (November 8, 1981). "Delaware Routs Penn to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 15, 1981). "Harvard Still in Running". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ O'Connell, Mike (November 22, 1981). "Dartmouth Shares Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Haudricourt, Tom (November 27, 1981). "Penn (1-9) Falls to Richmond in Finale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.