1979 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1979 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 0–9 0–7 Harry Gamble 8th Franklin Field The 1979 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule 1979 NCAA Division I-AA AP September 22 l Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 13–52 5,671 Cornell Clobbers Penn in Season Opener, 52-13 United Press International September 23, 1979 88 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56451457/1979-s22-ivies September 29 l y y Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 7–31 10,500 Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Engineers Play Ball-Control in Handing Penn 31-7 Pasting Terry Larimer September 30, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56457426/1979-s29-call-chronicle October 6 l y Columbia Baker Field New York, NY 7–12 7,850 Failure to Make 'Big Plays' Dooms Quakers, 12-7 Chuck Newman October 7, 1979 8-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460045 October 13 l Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 18–24 5,651 Brown Outlasts Stubborn Penn Bill Simmons October 14, 1979 8D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460709/1979-o13-ivies-2 October 19 l y Lafayette T–8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 7–9 9,074 Penn Drops a 9-7 Heartbreaker Gail Shister October 20, 1979 1C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56461009/1979-lafayette-penn October 27 l y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 6–24 19,852 Quakers Try a 'Surprise,' but Yale Enjoys the Party Gail Shister October 28, 1979 9-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462609/1979-penn-yale November 3 l Princeton Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 10–38 13,604 Penn Blasted by Princeton November 4, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/ November 10 l y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 26–41 7,500 Harvard Wins ... at Last Joe Concannon November 11, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56465401/1979-harvard-penn November 17 l Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6-20 10,397 It's Over; Penn Bows to Dartmouth, Ends Its Season Winless Gail Shister November 18, 1979 10-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56468041/1979-n17-ivies https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1979-schedule.html 1979 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference January 6, 2019 References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Penn Quakers football