1883 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1883 Penn Quakers football Independent 6–2–1 None Alexander Gray Recreation Park The 1883 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1883 college football season. Penn finished with a 6–2–1 record. The team played its home matches at Recreation Park, the Philadelphia Phillies' first ballpark. Schedule October 13 l y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA rivalry 0–4 Foot-Ball at Cambridge: The Match Between Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania The New York Times October 14, 1883 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16389493/football_at_cambridge_the_match/ Newspapers.com October 20 w 1883 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Johns Hopkins Philadelphia, PA 26–6 October 27 w Lafayette Recreation Park Philadelphia, PA 44–4 October 29, 1883 College Foot Ball Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8 November 3 l y Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ rivalry 6–41 Football Between Pennsylvania and Princeton The Times (Philadelphia) November 4, 1883 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15271030/football_between_pennsylvania_and/ Newspapers.com November 10 w Johns Hopkins Recreation Park Philadelphia, PA 30–0 November 12, 1883 Football: The University Team Defeats the Johns Hopkins Representative Kickers Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 November 14 w Columbia Recreation Park Philadelphia, PA 35–1 Victory for the 'Varsity: Columbia's Eleven Beaten, 35 to 1 The Times (Philadelphia) November 15, 1883 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29382403/victory_for_the_varsity_columbias/ Newspapers.com November 17 w y Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ 18–0 Pennsylvania And Rutgers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/153006504/ The New York Times New York, New York November 18, 1883 1 August 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 w Penn alumni Recreation Park Philadelphia, PA 39–7 November 26, 1883 The Pennsylvania-Philadelphia Foot Ball Game Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 November 29 10:30 a.m. t y 1883 Stevens Stevens St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ 6–6 300 Two Elevens Evenly Matched https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/199562370/ The New York Times New York, New York November 30, 1883 5 June 14, 2026 Newspapers.com At The St. George Cricket Grounds https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald/199562406/ The Sun New York, New York November 30, 1883 3 June 14, 2026 Newspapers.com 1883 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1883-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 138 June 14, 2026 References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Penn Quakers football