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1963 Penn Quakers football team
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1963 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 3–6 1–6 John Stiegman 4th Fred Jaffin Franklin Field
The 1963 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished last in the Ivy League.
In its fourth year under head coach John Stiegman, this team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored 189 to 97.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 Fred Jaffin was the team captain.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 1–6 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League. The Quakers were outscored 183 to 43 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 23
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
y y y AP 1963 ^Postponed from November 23 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy September 28 Lafayette<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 47 0 9,357 Penn Turns Back Lafayette, 47-0 William N. Wallace September 29, 1963 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 5 Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0 28 12,993 Dartmouth Drive Whips Penn, 28-0 Steve Cady October 6, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 0 34 28,000 Princeton Crushes Penn; Tigers on Top, 34-0 Steve Cady October 13, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 19 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 13 41 15,000 Brown Triumphs over Penn, 41-13 Steve Cady October 20, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 26 Rutgers<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 7 6 9,846 Challis' Passes Give Penn Win over Rutgers Frank Dolson October 27, 1963 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68797430/1963-penn-rutgers/ November 2 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 7 2 11,144 Penn Upsets Harvard, 7-2; Molloy Is Leader Deane McGowen November 3, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 9 Yale Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7 28 14,205 Running by Yale Routs Penn, 28-7 Lincoln A. Werden November 10, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 8 33 11,642 Roberts Has a Big Day as Columbia Tops Penn, 33-8 Leonard Koppett November 17, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Thanksgiving November 28^ Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 8 17 8,794 Wood Tallies Two Touchdowns as Cornell Beats Penn, 17 to 8 Lincoln A. Werden November 29, 1963 51 The New York Times New York, N.Y.
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