1959 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1959 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 7–1–1 6–1 Steve Sebo 6th Barney Berlinger Franklin Field Ivy League champion The 1959 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1959 college football season. Penn was named champion of the Ivy League. In their sixth and final year under head coach Steve Sebo, the Quakers compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents 195 to 74.Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 156 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx Barney Berlinger was the team captain.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 6–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League, earning the conference championship. The Quakers outscored their Ivy opponents 147 to 52.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 22 Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y AP 1959 September 26 Lafayette<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 26 0 15,974 Penn Routs Lafayette as Hanlon Stars, 26-0 Herb Good September 27, 1959 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68267806/1959-lafayette-penn/ October 3 Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 13 0 16,184 Quakers Conquer Dartmouth, 13-0 Allison Danzig October 4, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 18 0 32,000 Penn Beats Princeton, 18-0; Reserves Excel Joseph M. Sheehan October 11, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 36 9 13,083 Quakers, Led by Doelling, Overwhelm Brown, 36 to 9 Louis Effrat October 18, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24 Navy<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA T 22 22 25,696 Penn Ties Navy, 22-2; Quakers in Rally Allison Danzig October 25, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 0 12 15,660 Boulris' Two Touchdowns Pace Harvard Eleven's 12-0 Verdict Robert L. Teague November 1, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7 Yale Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 28 12 25,102 Penn Defeats Yale, 28-12; Doelling Excels Allison Danzig November 8, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 24 6 46,000 Penn Tops Columbia; Singleton Excels Allison Danzig November 15, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26 Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 28 13 23,661 Penn Conquers Cornell with Rally in Second Half and Captures Ivy Title Allison Danzig November 27, 1959 41 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Penn Quakers football