1956 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1956 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 4–5 4–3 Steve Sebo 3rd Charles Gill Peter Keblish Franklin Field The 1956 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 college football season. During its third year under head coach Steve Sebo, this Quakers team compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 216 to 96.Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 156 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx Charles Gill and Peter Keblish 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 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League.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 22 This was the first season of formal play for the league, and marked the renewal for the Quakers of several rivalries that hadn't been played in recent years. Only four of Penn's 1955 opponents (Cornell, Navy, Penn State, Princeton) carried over to the new season. The rest of the Ivy League teams had not played Penn since 1952 or earlier; Harvard and Yale hadn't been on the schedule since World War II. Penn played its home games at Franklin Field, adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia. Schedule y y AP 1956 September 29 Penn State<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0 34 23,390 Penn Team Routed by Penn State, 34-0 Louis Effrat September 30, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 6 Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 14 7 15,569 Quakers Subdue Dartmouth, 14-7 Joseph C. Nichols October 7, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 13 Princeton Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 0 34 28,484 Powerful Tigers Crush Penn, 34-0 Joseph M. Sheehan October 14, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 20 Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 14 7 15,716 Penn Triumphs, 14-7, on Brown's Fumbles Lincoln A. Werden October 21, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 27 Navy<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 6 54 24,721 8 Navy Touchdowns Rout Penn, 54 to 6 Roscoe McGowen October 28, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 3 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 28 14 13,000 Penn Turns Back Harvard, 28 to 14 Gordon S. Jr. White November 4, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 10 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 7 40 24,500 Yale Trips Penn, 40-7; Elis Flash Power Roscoe McGowen November 11, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17 Columbia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20 6 11,200 Riepl Frolics as Penn Wins Leo Riordan November 18, 1956 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67992455/1956-columbia-penn/ November 22 Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 7 20 17,575 Cornell's 3 Second-Half Touchdowns Beat Penn Joseph M. Sheehan November 23, 1956 40 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Penn Quakers football