1890 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1890 Penn Quakers football John-heisman-and-1890-penn-quakers.png 285 Independent 11–3 Woody Wagenhorst 3rd Edgar M. Church University Athletic Grounds The 1890 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1890 college football season. The Quakers finished with an 11–3 record in their third year under head coach E. O. Wagenhorst. Significant games included victories over Rutgers (16–4 and 20–12), Penn State (20–0), and Lehigh (8–0 and 17–14), and losses to Princeton (6–0) and Yale (60–0). The 1890 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 259 to 134. No Penn players were honored on the 1890 College Football All-America Team. Schedule y y October 1 at 1890 Swarthmore Quakers Swarthmore Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA W 10-0 Collegiate Foot-Ball: In the Opening Game the University Defeats Swarthmore The Times (Philadelphia) October 2, 1890 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16870901/the_times/ Newspapers.com October 4 Rutgers University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 16-4 One for the 'Varsity: In the Initial Game They Defeat Rutgers The Times (Philadelphia) October 5, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871037/one_for_the_varsity_in_the_initial/ Newspapers.com October 11 Penn State Philadelphia, PA W 20-0 Season of Football: The University of Pennsylvania Downs State College The Times (Philadelphia) October 12, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871237/season_of_football_the_university_of/ Newspapers.com October 15 at Princeton (rivalry) University Field Princeton, NJ L 0-18 600 A Hard Football Game: Princeton Defeats Pennsylvania by a Score of 18 to 0 The World (New York) October 16, 1890 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16491723/a_hard_football_game_princeton_defeats/ Newspapers.com October 18 Lehigh University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 8-0 2,500 Lehigh Men Outplayed: They Fail to Score a Point Against the University The Times (Philadelphia) October 19, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871364/lehigh_men_outplayed_they_fail_to/ Newspapers.com October 22 at Columbia Brotherhood Park New York, NY W 18-0 The Columbias Beaten: A Great Victory for the Wearers of the Red and Blue The Times (Philadelphia) October 23, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871505/the_columbias_beaten_a_great_victory/ Newspapers.com October 25 Franklin & Marshall University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia PA W 28-0 Football Kickers: The University Easily Defeats Franklin and Mashall The Philadelphia Inquirer October 26, 1890 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51818090/football-kickers/ Newspapers.com October 31 vs Virginia Capitol Park Washington, DC W 72-0 > 1,000 Pennsylvania Victorious The New York Times November 1, 1890 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16869012/pennsylvania_victorious/ Newspapers.com November 5 Schuylkill Navy University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 34-10 Pennsylvania Wins Again: They Easily Defeat the Strong Schuylkill Team The Times (Philadelphia) November 6, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871615/pennsylvania_wins_again_they_easily/ Newspapers.com November 8 Princeton University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA L 0-6 10,000 Princeton's Close Call: She Had a Hard Fight to beat University of Pennsylvania 6 to 0 The Sun (New York) November 9, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16491997/princetons_close_call/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT L 0-60 Yale Victorious: The "Varsity" Boys Meet With a Waterloo in New Haven The Philadelphia Inquirer November 16, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16351070/yale_victorious/ Newspapers.com November 22 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA W 17-14 The 'Varsity Wins Again: In a Well-Played Game They Defeat Lehigh The Times (Philadelphia) November 23, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871684/the_varsity_wins_again_in_a/ Newspapers.com November 26 vs 1890 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Washington Park New York, NY W 16-10 3,000 Pennsylvania Wins: The University Students Defeat Wesleyan by a Score of 16 to 10 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 27, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871753/pennsylvania_wins_the_university/ Newspapers.com December 13 vs Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York, NY W 20-12 4,000–5,000 Many Kinds of Football: Illustrated at the Madison Square Garden Games The Brooklyn Daily Eagle December 14, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871878/many_kinds_of_football_illustrated_at/ Newspapers.com 1890 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1890-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference June 14, 2026 2025 Penn Football Factbook https://pennathletics.com/documents/2025/9/16/2025_Penn_Football_Fact_Book_web_V2.pdf Penn Athletics 138 June 14, 2026 References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Penn Quakers football