1981 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1981 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 1–9 1–6 Jerry Berndt 1st Franklin Field The 1981 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule September 19 w Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 29–22 15,871 Penn Rallies with Passes, Wins Opener Lewis Freedman September 20, 1981 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56611006/1981-cornell-penn/ September 26 l y y Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 0–58 11,436 Punchless Penn Falls to Earth -- and Lehigh, 58-0 Gail Shister September 27, 1981 9-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56611979/1981-lehigh-penn/ October 3 l y Columbia Baker Field New York, NY 9–20 4,375 Columbia Surprises Penn, 20-9 Gail Shister October 4, 1981 9-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56628659/1981-columbia-penn/ October 10 l Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 24–26 11,239 Temple Wins Its Third, but Penn Comes Up Empty; Late Rally by Quakers Falls Short Gail Shister October 11, 1981 11-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56646911/1981-brown-penn/ October 24 l y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 3–24 24,500 Yale, Rogan Top Penn Mark D. McIntyre October 25, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310921/1981-penn-yale/ October 31 l y Princeton Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 30–38 20,333 Princeton QB Tosses Quakers for a 38-30 Loss Gail Shister November 1, 1981 9-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56635353/1981-penn-princeton/ November 7 l y Delaware Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–40 10,117 Delaware Routs Penn to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive Bill Simmons November 8, 1981 9-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56637867/1981-penn-delaware/ November 14 l y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 7–45 10,500 Harvard Still in Running Joe Concannon November 15, 1981 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311869/1981-harvard-penn/ November 21 l Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 13–33 9,757 Dartmouth Shares Title Mike O'Connell November 22, 1981 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54312109/1981-dartmouth-penn/ November 26 l y y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA 12–18 7,514 Penn (1-9) Falls to Richmond in Finale Tom Haudricourt November 27, 1981 1-C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56658224/1981-penn-richmond/ References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Penn Quakers football