1893 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1893 Penn Quakers football File:1893PENNFootball.jpg 285 Independent 12–3 George Washington Woodruff 2nd Harry Arista Mackey University Athletic Grounds The 1893 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1893 college football season. The Quakers finished with a 12–3 record in their second year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, George Washington Woodruff. Significant games included victories over Navy (34–0), Penn State (18–6), Lafayette (82–0), and Cornell (50–0), and losses to national champion Princeton (4–0), Yale (14–6), and Harvard (26–4). The 1893 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 484 to 62. No Penn players were honored on the 1893 College Football All-America Team, as all such honors went to players on the Princeton, Harvard and Yale teams. Schedule y y September 30 1893 Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 48-0 2,000 Foot-Ball Season Open: Pennsylvania Wins from Franklin and Marshall The Times Philadelphia October 1, 1893 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3440718/football_season_open/ Newspapers.com October 4 1893 Gettysburg Gettysburg University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 74-0 Gettysburg Bows To Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Inquirer October 5, 1893 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16889812/gettysburg_bows_to_pennsylvania/ Newspapers.com October 7 Columbia Athletic Club Philadelphia, PA W 30-0 2,200 Football: Pennsylvania Makes a Big Score Against Columbia A.C. The Times Philadelphia October 8, 1893 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16889911/football_pennsylvania_makes_a_big/ Newspapers.com October 9 at Columbia Athletic Club Washington, DC W 20-6 Columbia Scores on Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Inquirer October 10, 1893 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16890026/columbia_scores_on_pennsylvania/ Newspapers.com October 10 at Georgetown National League Ball Grounds Washington, DC W 12-0 Our Boys Given Plenty of Work: Pennsylvania's Football Team Defeats Georgetown University by a Narrow Margin The Philadelphia Inquirer October 11, 1893 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16890143/our_boys_given_plenty_of_work/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD W 34-0 Another Victory for Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Inquirer October 12, 1893 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16890240/another_victory_for_pennsylvanis/ Newspapers.com October 14 Volunteer Athletic Club University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 34-0 2,000 Football: The Volunteers, of New York, Defeated by Pennsylvania The Times Philadelphia October 15, 1893 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16890357/football_the_volunteers_of_new_york/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA W 32-6 2,000 The Day's Sporting: Princeton and Pennsylvania's Foot-Ball Teams Scored Against The Times Philadelphia October 19, 1893 6 October 21 at Crescent Athletic Club Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY W 40-0 2,000 Quakers at Foot Ball: They Play Sharp, Offensive Game Against Crescent The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 22, 1893 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16890528/quakers_at_foot_ball_they_play_sharp/ Newspapers.com October 25 Penn State University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia W 18-6 3,000 Pennsylvania's Small Total: The State College Scores Against the University The Times Philadelphia October 26, 1893 6 October 28 Lafayette University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 82-0 Lafayette Could Not Score The Times Philadelphia October 29, 1893 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16890684/lafayette_could_not_score/ Newspapers.com November 4 Princeton Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 0-4 18,000 The Tigers' Triumph: Princeton Wins the Great Game at Manheim The Times Philadelphia November 5, 1893 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16893837/the_tigers_triumph_princeton_wins_the/ Newspapers.com November 11 vs Yale Manhattan Field New York, NY L 6-14 15,000 Scored Against Yale: Pennsylvania Didn't Win, But Got Some Points The Times Philadelphia November 12, 1893 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16894068/scored_against_yale_pennsylvania/ Newspapers.com November 18 Cornell Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 50-0 6,000 Cornell Outclassed: Pennsylvania Defeats Her by a Score of 50 to 0 The Times Philadelphia November 19, 1893 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16894223/cornell_outclassed_pennsylvania/ Newspapers.com November 30 at Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA (rivalry) L 4-26 15,000 Harvard, 26; U. of P., 4 The Boston Post December 1, 1893 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16894384/harvard_26_u_of_p_4/ Newspapers.com 1893 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1893-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