1917 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season April 2022 April 2022 1917 Penn Quakers football 1917 Penn Quakers football team.jpg 285 Independent 9–2 Bob Folwell 2nd Heinie Miller Franklin Field The 1917 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1917 college football season. The Quakers finished with a 9–2 record in their second year under head coach Bob Folwell. Significant games included victories over Michigan (16–0), Carlisle (26–0), and Cornell (37–0), and losses to undefeated national champion Georgia Tech (41–0) and Pittsburgh (14–6). The 1917 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 245 to 71. Five Penn players received honors on the 1917 College Football All-America Team. They are: end Heinie Miller (Jack Veiock and Dick Jemison 1st teams, Walter Eckersall, 2nd team); Joseph Strauss (Jemison 1st team); guard Herbert Dieter (Paul Purman 2nd team); center Lud Wray (New York Times All-Service team, Purman 2nd team); and fullback Joseph Howard Berry, Jr. (Eckersall and Purman 1st teams, Veiock 2nd team).Jack Veiock Veiock's All-American Elevens for 1917 Season Logansport Pharos-Reporter December 11, 1917Paul Purman East, West, South Give Stars To The Sentinel All-American Football Team For 1917 Season The Fort Wayne Sentinel November 29, 1917"All" Teams Picked By Walter Eckersall Lincoln Daily Star December 6, 1917Spalding's Football Guide Schedule y y October 3 1917 Albright Red and White Albright Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 73-10 October 6 at Georgia Tech Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0-41 October 13 Swarthmore Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 10-0 Penn Stages Come Back and Beats Swarthmore by 10 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 10, 1917 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85455111/penn-stages-come-back-and-beats/ Newspapers.com October 20 Bucknell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20-6 5,000 Penn's Smashing Attack Sweeps Bucknell To Defeat, 20 to 6 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 21, 1917 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97906041/penns-smashing-attack-sweeps-bucknell/ Newspapers.com October 27 Pittsburgh Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 6-14 18,000 Guy Richard Warner is Just Able to Put Over Victory Before 18,000 Rooters The Gazette Times October 28, 1917 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62648051/warner-is-just-able-to-put-over-victory/ Newspapers.com November 3 Lafayette Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 27-0 November 6 1917 Pennsylvania Military Cadets Pennsylvania Military Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 23-0 November 10 vs Dartmouth Braves Field Boston, MA W 7-0 November 17 Michigan Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 16-0 12,851 November 24 Carlisle Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 26-0 November 29 Cornell (rivalry) Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 37-0 1917 Pennsylvania Quakers Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1917-schedule.html References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Penn Quakers football