2002 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2002 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 17 9–1 7–0 Al Bagnoli 11th Andy Coen 3rd Ray Priore 5th Franklin Field Ivy League champion The 2002 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the 128th season of play for the Quakers. They were led by 11th-year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Franklin Field. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 9–1 and 7–0 in Ivy League play. On November 16, before their annual game against Harvard, Penn became the first Division I-AA team to host an episode of ESPN's "College GameDay". The weekly national pregame show had begun broadcasting live from the site of a selected marquee matchup in 1993, though some weeks were produced in the studio in Bristol, Connecticut. By November 2002, ESPN had aired 94 shows from "on the road", all at the sites of Division I-A matchups. Coverage plans were decided less than a week ahead of time, which allowed ESPN to respond quickly when the Ivy League called to suggest hosting GameDay at the site where its two contenders for the conference title, with identical 5–0 league records, would meet. The pregame broadcast outside Franklin Field attracted a crowd of 900, and the presence of ESPN cameras was credited for boosting game attendance by about 5,000.GameDay: Note Cards, Knowledge and Nuttiness Doug Lesmerises November 17, 2002 D6 Sunday News Journal Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60731226/2002-penn-gameday/ Schedule 2002 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 21 w y y Lafayette Fisher Stadium Easton, PA 52–21 7,947 Undaunted by New Faces, Penn Romps, 52-21 Rick O'Brien September 22, 2002 D11 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60712538/2002-lafayette-penn/ September 28 w y Lehigh Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 24–21 13,275 Princeton Snaps Lehigh's Streak Keith Groller September 29, 2002 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60714692/ Headline error is in source. Attendance figure in Ivy League Standings, Summaries September 29, 2002 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 5 w Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 49–14 23 8,674 Air-Minded Penn Routs Dartmouth Kevin Tatum October 6, 2002 D11 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60716538/2002-dartmouth-penn/ October 10 l y y Villanova Villanova Stadium 6 Villanova, PA 3–17 24 8,129 Villanova Soaks Penn in Defensive Battle Joe Juliano October 11, 2002 D1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60718048/2002-penn-villanova/ October 19 w Columbia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 44–0 11,208 After Lackluster First Half, Penn Cuts Loose, Blows Out Columbia Joe Juliano October 20, 2002 C10 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60719221/2002-columbia-penn/ October 26 w y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 41–20 2,500 Quakers Bombard Bulldogs Joe Juliano October 27, 2002 D9 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60720080/2002-penn-yale/ November 2 w Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 31–7 24 14,287 Mitchell Stars as Penn Soars Past Brown Mike Jensen November 3, 2002 D8 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60728207/2002-brown-penn/ November 9 w y Princeton Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 44–13 21 19,758 Defense Propels Penn to 44-13 Rout of Princeton Joe Juliano November 10, 2002 D6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60729946/2002-penn-princeton/ November 16 w Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry, College GameDay 44–9 17 18,630 Penn Clinches at Least Ivy Tie with 44-9 Pasting of Harvard Joe Juliano November 17, 2002 D7 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60730478/2002-harvard-penn/ November 23 w y Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 31–0 16 4,090 Penn Wallops Cornell to Wrap Up Ivy Crown Joe Juliano November 24, 2002 D9 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60731905/2002-cornell-penn/ http://sports.espn.go.com:80/ncf/teamsched?teamId=219 2002 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results January 15, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20030424104256/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/teamsched?teamId=219 April 24, 2003 dead References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Penn Quakers football