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1990 Penn Quakers football team
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1990 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 3–7 3–4 Gary Steele 2nd Dick Maloney 5th Brian Griffin Joe Valerio Franklin Field
The 1990 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for fourth in the Ivy League.
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History
In its second year under head coach Gary Steele, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 197 to 155.Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 158 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx Joe Valerio and Brian Griffin 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 3–4 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 138 to 123 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 33–34
Schedule
y y 1990 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 15 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 16 6 8,119 Penn Triumphs in Opener, 16-6 Joe Juliano September 16, 1990 1-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57748012/1990-dartmouth-penn/ September 22 Holy Cross<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 3 17 12,189 Holy Cross Gets Big Plays for a 17-3 Defeat of Penn Joe Juliano September 23, 1990 12-C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46662056/ September 29 @ Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 13 20 8,214 Lafayette Defense Tough in the Clutch Ted Meixell September 30, 1990 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57751187/1990-lafayette-penn/ October 6 Lehigh<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 16 22 17,622 Lehigh Gets on Track in Final Quarter 22-16 Gary R. Blockus October 7, 1990 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58414694/1990-lehigh-penn/ October 13 Columbia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 21 6 10,121 Hensch Leads Quakers Past Columbia, 21-6 Joe Juliano October 14, 1990 10-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58416503/1990-columbia-penn/ October 20 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 17 24 12,600 Quakers Fall Short Again in 24-17 Loss to Brown Joe Juliano October 21, 1990 12-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58418375/1990-brown-penn/ October 27 Yale Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 10 27 32,389 Penn Succumbs to Yale, 27-10 Joe Juliano October 28, 1990 12-C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58420406/1990-penn-yale/ November 3 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 20 34 18,534 Tigers Strike Early, Beat Penn Bob Knobelman November 4, 1990 E1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58424932/1990-penn-princeton/ November 10 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 24 20 17,918 Penn Holds Off Crimson Charge for a 24-20 Win Joe Juliano November 11, 1990 14-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58426095/1990-harvard-penn/ November 17 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 15 21 12,000 Quakers Defeated by Cornell, 21-15, as Late Drive Stalls Joe Juliano November 18, 1990 12-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427284/1990-cornell-penn/
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