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1966 Penn Quakers football team
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1966 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 2–7 1–6 Bob Odell 2nd Jerry Petrisko Franklin Field
The 1966 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished second-to-last in the Ivy League. During their second year under head coach Bob Odell, the Quakers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 237 to 176.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 Jerry Petrisko 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 1–6 conference record placed the team as seventh in the Ivy League. The team was outscored 181 to 117 by Ivy opponents.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 23
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field, adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
y y September 24 Lehigh<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 38 28 7,794–7,900 Penn's Big Rally Beats Lehigh, 38-28 Joe McGinniss September 25, 1966 sect. 3, p. 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69143496/1966-lehigh-penn/ Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/352/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 October 1 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 20 0 3,500 Penn Crushes Brown, 20-0, as Creeden Completes 15 Passes for 208 Yards Steve Cady The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 2, 1966 S6 October 8 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 28 45 18,000 Penn Crushed by Cornell; Big Red Romps, 45-28 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 9, 1966 S1 October 15 Bucknell<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 21 28 10,672 Bucknell Rally Surprises Penn in 2d Half, 28-21 Joe McGinniss October 16, 1966 sect. 3, p. 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69147937/1966-bucknell-penn/ October 22 Princeton Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 13 30 20,844 Princeton Routs Penn, 30-13; Quakers Suffer Third Loss in Row Frank S. Adams The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 23, 1966 S9 October 29 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 7 27 20,000 Harvard Tops Penn, 27-7; 6th in Row for Crimson Dave Anderson The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30, 1966 S1 November 5 Yale Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 14 17 13,638 Yale Stops Penn Drive, Wins on FG John Dell November 6, 1966 sect. 3, p. 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69151781/1966-penn-yale/ November 12 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 14 22 7,300 Lions Stage Rally to Trip Penn, 22-14 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13, 1966 S1 November 19 Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 21 40 10,592 Dartmouth 40-21 Victor; Penn Is Beaten Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 20, 1966 S1
Roster
1966 Penn Quakers f 59 Jr Wayne Anderson G
18 So George Burrell George Burrell (American football) RB y
14 Jr Peter Wisniewski QB 87 Sr Jordy Allen DE
*Bob Odell
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