1987 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1987 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 4–6 3–4 Ed Zubrow 2nd Dick Maloney 2nd Mike Lista Brent Novoselsky Franklin Field The 1987 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Schedule 1987 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 19 l 19 Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 13–17 rivalry 21,359 Cornell Surprises Quakers, 17-13 Sarajane Freligh September 20, 1987 1-C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357515/1987-cornell-penn/ September 26 l y y Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA 24–31 8,500 Penn Rally Falls Short, Bucknell Prevails, 32-24 Sarajane Freligh September 27, 1987 11-C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57360207/1987-bucknell-penn/ October 3 w y Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY 23–0 4,150 Quakers Overcome Early Scare; Columbia Drops 34th in Row, 23-0 Joe Juliano October 4, 1987 11-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57362172/1987-columbia-penn/ October 10 w Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 38–17 27,253 Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best Jere Longman October 11, 1987 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57362873/1987-brown-penn/ October 17 L y Navy Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 28–38 16,809 QB Rushes for 225 Yards as Navy Downs Penn, 38-28 Diane Pucin October 18, 1987 9-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57364108/1987-penn-navy/ October 24 l y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 22–28 23,151 Yale Stuns Penn on Last-Minute TD George Smith October 25, 1987 E1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57365630/1987-penn-yale/ October 31 l Princeton Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 7–17 31,255 Princeton Sinks Penn's Ivy League Hopes, 17-7 Jere Longman November 1, 1987 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57367564/1987-penn-princeton/ November 7 w y y Lafayette Fisher Stadium Easton, PA 23–14 5,200 Pass Rush Helps Quakers to Victory over Lafayette Diane Pucin November 8, 1987 13-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57368152/1987-lafayette-penn/ November 14 l Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 14–31 14,900 Quakers Bow to Harvard; Penn Falls to 3-6 with 31-14 Loss Gwen Knapp November 15, 1987 11-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57368820/1987-harvard-penn/ November 21 w y Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 49–17 4,620 Flynn's 5 TDs Propel Penn Chuck Newman November 22, 1987 11-C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57370071/1987-dartmouth-penn/ 2019 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF) https://s3.amazonaws.com/penn.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/25/2019_Football_Fact_Book_YearbyYear.pdf?pg=158#pg158 University of Pennsylvania July 8, 2020 pg. 158 Roster 1987 Penn Quakers f 27 Sr Chris Flynn RB Jr Tom Gizzi C 85 Sr Brent Novoselsky TE y 94 Sr Mike Lista DE 21 Sr Donald Wilson CB 4 Sr Dave Fassnachi P 3 Sr Jim Grass K *Ed Zubrow *Gary Schnell References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Penn Quakers football