1897 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1897 Penn Quakers football 1897PENNFootball.jpg 285 Independent 15–0 George Washington Woodruff 6th John Minds Franklin Field National champion (Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, NCF)Co-national champion (Davis) The 1897 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1897 college football season. The team finished with a 15–0 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and National Championship Foundation, and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 107 January 4, 2016 They outscored their opponents 463 to 20. Schedule September 22 w y Bucknell Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA 17–0 Penn's Big Guards Are Sadly Missed https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98186092/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 23, 1897 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com U. Of P. Football Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewisburg-journal/163308134/ Lewisburg Journal Lewisburg, Pennsylvania September 24, 1897 1 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com September 25 w 1897 Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 33–0 1,500 Penn's Extremely Good Showing https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98186275/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 26, 1897 11 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com September 29 3:47 p.m. w Washington & Jefferson Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 18–4 1,000 Our Quaker Kickers Encounter A Tartar https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86107035/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 30, 1897 4 September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com Penn Caught A Lively Tartar https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188710/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 30, 1897 8 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 2 3:15 p.m. w Bucknell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 33–0 Bucknell Laid Out To the Tune Of 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98186432/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 3, 1897 10 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Red and Blue Won https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewisburg-journal/163308396/ Lewisburg Journal Lewisburg, Pennsylvania October 8, 1897 2 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 3:40 p.m. w 1897 Gettysburg Gettysburg Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 57–0 1,500 The Quakers Play Fast Football https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98186631/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 7, 1897 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 9 3:07 p.m. w Lehigh Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 58–0 4,000 Penn Scores Heavily On Weak Lehigh https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98186797/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 10, 1897 8 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 13 3:41 p.m. w Virginia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 42–0 3,000 Quakers Score 42 Points On Virginia https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98186954/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 14, 1897 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 16 3:21 p.m. w Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 34–0 5,000 The Quakers's Play Was A Revelation https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98184588/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 17, 1897 8 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 20 w Penn State Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 24–0 500 Penn Downed State By A Small Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187113/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 21, 1897 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Penn's Playing Was Mediocre https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187252/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 21, 1897 6 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 23 w Lafayette Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 46–0 18,000 Pennsylvania Lays Out Lafayette Completely https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187429/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 24, 1897 1 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Pennsylvania Lays Out Lafayette (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187542/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 24, 1897 8 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Great Day For Penn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187814/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 24, 1897 1 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Great Day For Penn (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187904/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 24, 1897 2 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Brown Adelaide Park Providence, RI 40–0 And Now The Great Brown Team Falls Before Penn To The Tune Of 40 Points https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97437657/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 31, 1897 10 March 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 6 w Carlisle Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 20–10 14,000 Indians Score On Penn's Team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188097/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 7, 1897 1 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Indians Score On Penn's Team (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188159/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 7, 1897 10 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com November 13 w Wesleyan Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 22–0 3,000 The Ministerial Team Play Quite A Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188274/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 14, 1897 9 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com November 20 w Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 15–6 25,000 Pennsylvania Lowered Fair Harvard's Colors: In a Pretty Contest Witnessed by a Crowd of Twenty-Five Thousand People The Times (Philadelphia) November 21, 1897 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16451820/pennsylvania_lowered_fair_harvards/ Newspapers.com November 25 w Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 4–0 20,000 Cornell Gives Penn A Hard Fight For Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188493/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 26, 1897 2 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Hard Fight For Victory (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188588/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 26, 1897 7 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com 1897 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1897-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 139 June 14, 2026 Legacy Head coach George Washington Woodruff and players Truxtun Hare, John Minds, and John H. Outland are all inductees of the College Football Hall of Fame. Outland is the namesake of the Outland Trophy, awarded annually to the best college football interior lineman. The Quakers' 15 wins in a single season would not be equalled until the 2018 Clemson Tigers.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/leaders/wins-coach-season.html Single Season Leaders and Records for Wins Sports Reference December 30, 2018Alabama vs. Clemson score: Tigers crush Tide to reclaim throne, win 2019 national championship https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-vs-clemson-score-tigers-crush-tide-to-reclaim-throne-win-2019-national-championship/ CBS Sports January 8, 2019 en References Further reading https://deadspin.com/clemson-can-t-hold-a-candle-to-the-last-college-footbal-1831580317 Clemson Can't Hold A Candle To The Last College Football Team To Go 15-0 Dan McQuade Deadspin January 8, 2019 January 9, 2019 Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Penn Quakers football