1984 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1984 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 8–1 7–0 Jerry Berndt 4th Kevin Bradley Lal Heneghan Franklin Field Ivy League champion The 1984 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. After two years of shared championships, Penn won the Ivy League title outright in 1984. Background During its fourth year under head coach Jerry Berndt, the Quakers compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents 286 to 152.Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 158 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx Lal Heneghan and Kevin Bradley were the team captains.Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 98 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx Penn's undefeated (7–0) conference record topped the Ivy League standings. The Quakers outscored Ivy opponents 254 to 90.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 30–31 It was the first time since 1970 that any team had gone undefeated in Ivy League play. The Quakers' only loss came in an away game against a non-league, Division I-A opponent, Army. Despite beating every Division I-AA opponent it faced, Penn did not appear in the weekly top 20 national rankings. Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y y the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game September 22 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 55 24 14,324 Penn Pastes Dartmouth Ernie Roberts September 23, 1984 100 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119191/1984-dartmouth-penn/ September 29 Davidson<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 19 14 12,309 Favored Penn Survives Scare from Davidson Angelo Cataldi September 30, 1984 9-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119691/1984-penn-davidson/ October 6 Columbia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 35 7 8,469 Chambers Leads Unbeaten Penn to 35-7 Triumph Chuck Newman October 7, 1984 11-E, 16-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57120591/1984-columbia-penn/ October 13 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 41 14 12,614 Penn Rips Brown, 41-14 John Powers October 14, 1984 54 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57120942/1984-brown-penn/ October 20 @ Army<ncg> Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 13 48 59,075 Army Infantry Hands Penn Its First Loss, 48-13 Chuck Newman October 21, 1984 7-E, 10-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57159592/1984-penn-army/ October 27 Yale Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 34 21 36,975 Yale's Ivy Hopes Dashed by Penn Ginny Apple October 28, 1984 C13, C15 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57163857/1984-penn-yale/ November 3 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 27 17 23,275 Penn Holds Off Princeton, 27-17 Chuck Newman November 4, 1984 1-E, 12-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57165785/1984-penn-princeton/ November 10 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 38 7 38,810 Penn Rips Harvard to Clinch Tie for Title; Surges to a 38-7 Ivy Win Chuck Newman November 11, 1984 1-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57166963/1984-harvard-penn/ November 17 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 24 0 5,800 Penn Claims the Ivy League Crown; Records Fall in 24-0 Win at Cornell Chuck Newman November 18, 1984 1-E, 14-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57171712/1984-cornell-penn/ Roster 1984 Penn Quakers f 7 So Jim Crocicchia QB y *Jerry Berndt References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Penn Quakers football