1998 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1998 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 8–2 6–1 Al Bagnoli Mike Toop 7th 7th Jim Finn Joe Piela Franklin Field Ivy League champion The 1998 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A year after having to forfeit all of its Ivy League wins, Penn won the conference championship in 1998. Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History In its seventh year under head coach Al Bagnoli, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 297 to 212.Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 159 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx Jim Finn and Joe Piela were the team captains.Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 98 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx Penn's 6–1 conference record topped the Ivy League standings. The Quakers outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 137 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 37–38 Schedule y y 1998 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 19 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 17 14 8,519 Penn, Finn Slip Past Dartmouth Bob Monahan September 20, 1998 D17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59539082/1998-dartmouth-penn/ September 26 Richmond<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 18 34 5,309 Turnovers and Breakdowns Cost Penn in Loss to Richmond Marcia C. Smith September 27, 1998 C11 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59542695/1998-penn-richmond/ October 3 Bucknell<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20 10 10,809 Picture-Perfect Runback Propels Penn Joe Juliano October 4, 1998 C8 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59547716/1998-bucknell-penn/ October 10 @ Fordham<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY W 34 31 3,424 Penn Holds Off Fordham for Win Associated Press October 11, 1998 C6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59548689/fordham-penn/ October 17 Columbia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20 0 8,108 Quakers Keep Columbia Quiet Joe Juliano October 18, 1998 C8 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59549758/1998-columbia-penn/ October 24 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 51 58 4,438 Finn Gets 6 TDs in Penn Loss Associated Press October 25, 1998 C6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59556123/1998-brown-penn/ October 31 Yale Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 34 21 20,875 Penn's Defense Rebounds, Leads Way in Win Over Yale Joe Juliano November 1, 1998 C10 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59557301/1998-penn-yale/ November 7 @ Princeton Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 27 14 20,230 Season Disappears in Five Minutes Tara Finnegan November 8, 1998 C7 Home News Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59558455/1998-penn-princeton/ November 14 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 41 10 14,909 Quakers Crush Crimson, Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown Joe Juliano November 15, 1998 C9 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59559898/1998-harvard-penn/ November 21 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 35 21 4,633 Quakers Top Big Red, Stand Alone as Ivy League Champions Joe Juliano November 22, 1998 C7 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59561257/1998-cornell-penn/ References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Penn Quakers football