1896 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1896 Penn Quakers football 1896PENNFootball.jpg 285 Independent 14–1 George Washington Woodruff 5th Charles Wharton Franklin Field The 1896 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1896 college football season. The Quakers finished with a 14–1 record in their fifth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, George Washington Woodruff. Significant games included victories over Navy (8–0), Carlisle (21–0), Penn State (27–0), Harvard (8–6), and Cornell (32–10), and its sole loss against undefeated national champion Lafayette (6–4). The 1896 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 326 to 24. Five Penn players received recognition on the 1896 College Football All-America Team: end Charlie Gelbert (consensus 1st team);2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 4 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf November 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf dead guards Charles Wharton (consensus 1st team), Wylie G. Woodruff (consensus 1st team), and L. J. Uffenheimer (Leslie's Weekly, 2nd team);All-America Addendum College Football Historical Society Newsletter February 2001 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv14/CFHSNv14n2f.pdf 2015-11-25 2010-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613011304/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv14/CFHSNv14n2f.pdf dead and fullback John Minds (Philadelphia Inquirer, 1st team).The Inquirer's All-American Team: This Organization is a Hard One to Pick, but Here is the Best The Philadelphia Inquirer November 29, 1896 Schedule y y y September 26 at 1896 Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall Lancaster, PA W 24-0 Penn's Initial Showing Is Poor: She Defeats Franklin and Marshall by Only 24 to 0 The Times (Philadelphia) September 27, 1896 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16900812/penns_initial_showing_is_poor_she/ Newspapers.com September 30 1896 Gettysburg Gettysburg Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 32-0 1,500 Quaker Kickers Play a Good Football The Philadelphia Inquirer October 1, 1896 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16900866/quaker_kickers_play_good_football/ Newspapers.com October 3 Bucknell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 40-0 2,500 More Good Work By Penn's Team: Bucknell's Team Downed by a Score of Forty Points The Times (Philadelphia) October 4, 1896 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16900927/more_good_work_by_penns_team/ Newspapers.com October 7 at Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD W 8-0 October 10 3:37 p.m. Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 16-0 4,000 The Quakers Down Dartmouth https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98182692/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 11, 1896 10 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 14 Virginia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20-0 October 17 Lehigh Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 34-0 October 21 Amherst Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 14-0 800–2,000 Old Penn Plays In Paralytics View—Amhurst[sic] Is Defeated by the Meager Score of Fourteen to Naught https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/200393520/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 22, 1896 4 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com U. Of P. 14, Amherst 0.—Both Teams Put Up Disappointing Game and Pennsylvania Either is Taking it Easy or is Tired https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200393677/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 22, 1896 4 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com Pennsy's Poor Playing.—Game Put Up Against Amherst Worst Seen In Years https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/200960449/ The Morning Times] Washington, D.C. October 22, 1896 3 July 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 Lafayette Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 4-6 13,000 Penn's Victorious Career Checked: Not Beaten Since 1893, the Quakers Fall Before Lafayette by the Score of 6 to 4 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 25, 1896 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-penns-victori/166483380/ Newspapers.com October 28 Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 16-0 4,500 Old Penn Defeats Brown By 16 To https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97314188/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 29, 1896 4 March 10, 2022 Newspapers.com November 3 Dickinson Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 30-2 3,000 Old Penn Play Very Weak Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/163295312/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 4, 1896 10 January 17, 2025 Newspapers.com November 7 Carlisle Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 21-0 November 14 Penn State Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 27-0 November 21 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 8-6 November 26 Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 32-10 1896 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1896-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