1891 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1891 Penn Quakers football Independent 11–2 Woody Wagenhorst 4th Edgar M. Church University Athletic Grounds The 1891 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1891 college football season. The Quakers finished with an 11–2 record in their fourth year under head coach E. O. Wagenhorst. Significant games included victories over Rutgers (32–6), Lafayette (15–6 and 12–10), and Lehigh (42–0 and 32–0), and losses to Princeton (24–0) and undefeated national champion Yale (48–0). The 1891 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 267 to 109. Penn center John Adams was selected by Caspar Whitney as a first-team player on the 1891 College Football All-America Team.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 4 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf November 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf dead 1891 was last year John Heisman played for Penn.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1924578/the_atlanta_constitution/ Heisman's Playing Record November 29, 1903 11 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule y y October 3 Penn graduates University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia PA T 4-4 400 Between the Goals: The 'Varsity Team's Poor Showing with the Graduates; It Results in a Draw The Times (Philadelphia) October 4, 1891 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16846761/between_the_goals_the_varsity_teams/(team identified as "an eleven composed of graduates of Pennsylvania)Football Season at Hand Again: University of Pa. Play a Tie Game with All Philadelphia The Philadelphia Inquirer October 4, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16846841/football_season_at_hand_again/ Newspapers.com(opponent called "All Philadelphia"; attendance 400) October 8 Schuylkill Navy University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 24-0 U. of P., 24; A. C. S. N., 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 9, 1891 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16846925/u_of_p_24_a_c_s_n_0/ Newspapers.com October 10 1891 Haverford Haverford University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 34-0 Kicking at the Goals: The 'Varsity Team Wins Another Well Played Game The Times (Philadelphia) October 11, 1891 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16847007/kicking_at_the_goals_the_varsity_team/ Newspapers.com October 17 at Orange Athletic Club Orange Oval Orange, NJ W 26-0 1,000 Rah! For the 'Varsity: The Orange Athletic Club's Eleven Easily Defeated by U. of P. The Philadelphia Inquirer October 18, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16847094/rah_for_the_varsity_the_orange/ Newspapers.com October 21 Rutgers University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 32-6 500 Pennsylvania Wins Easily From the Rutgers Eleven The Times (Philadelphia) October 22, 1891 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16847317/pennsylvania_wins_easily_from_the/ Newspapers.com October 24 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA W 42-0 2,000 Lehigh Men Badly Beaten by the University of Pennsylvania The Times (Philadelphia) October 25, 1891 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16847400/lehigh_men_badly_beaten_by_the/ Newspapers.com October 28 Lafayette University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 15-6 500 Pennsylvania 15; Lafayette 6—'Varsity Boys Have a Hard Time Because of Substitutes' Poor Work https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199466982/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 29, 1891 3 June 12, 2026 Newspapers.com Lafayette Plays a Stiff Game Against the 'Varsity The Times (Philadelphia) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 29, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16847467/lafayette_plays_a_stiff_game_against/ Newspapers.com October 31 1891 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT) University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 28-5 1,500 Kicking the Leather: With a Patched-Up Team the 'Varsity Defeats Trinity The Times (Philadelphia) November 1, 1891 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16847550/kicking_the_leather_with_a_patchedup/ Newspapers.com November 7 Princeton Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 0-24 12,000 Princeton's Game: The Jersey Tiger Wins by a Score of 24 to 0 The Times (Philadelphia) November 8, 1891 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492577/princetons_game_the_jersey_tiger_wins/ Newspapers.com Princeton Vs. 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Of Penn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109202030/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 8, 1891 4 September 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 14 vs Yale Manhattan Field New York, NY L 0-48 5,000 Yale Scores 48 Pennsylvania 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 15, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16846467/yale_scores_48_pennsylvania_0/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Lafayette Easton, PA W 12-10 The University Wins: Lafayette's Team Defeated in Closely-Contested Game The Times (Philadelphia) November 19, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16846590/the_university_wins_lafayettes_team/ Newspapers.com November 21 Lehigh Philadelphia, PA W 32-0 November 25 vs 1891 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Manhattan Field New York, NY W 18-10 2,500 Pennsylvania Won: They Capture Third Place by Defeating Wesleyan The Times (Philadelphia) November 26, 1891 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16846370/pennsylvania_won_they_capture_third/ Newspapers.com 1891 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1891-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