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American college football season
The 1944 Penn Quakers football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the
1944 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach
George Munger, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 149.
[1] The team played its home games at
Franklin Field in
Philadelphia.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 |
Duke | | | W 18–7 | 40,000 |
[2]
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October 7 |
Dartmouth | | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 20–6 | 40,000 |
[3]
|
October 14 |
William & Mary | No. 9 | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 46–0 | 32,000 |
[4]
|
October 28 | No. 12
Navy | No. 7 | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 0–26 | 73,000 |
[5]
|
November 4 | No. 10
Michigan | | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 19–41 | 48,000 |
[6]
|
November 11 |
Columbia | | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 35–7 | 40,000 |
[7]
|
November 18 | No. 1
Army | | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 7–62 | 65,000 |
[8]
|
November 25 |
Cornell | | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA (
rivalry)
| W 20–0 | 50,000 |
[9]
|
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 9 | 7 | 7т | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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References
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"1944 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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^ Morrow, Art (October 1, 1944).
"Penn Upsets Duke, 18-7, Before 40,000".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Morrow, Art (October 8, 1944).
"40,000 See Penn Beat Dartmouth, 20-6; Skippy Minisi Intercepts Pass, Runs 69 Yards for First Score".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Morrow, Art (October 15, 1944).
"32,000 See Penn's Drive Rout W.&M., 46-0; All Traffic Goes Quakers' Way on Franklin Field's Gridiron".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Taylor, Craig E. (October 29, 1944).
"73,000 See Navy Tumble Penn's Eleven by 26-0".
The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 19 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Morrow, Art (November 5, 1944).
"Michigan Rips Penn, 41-19".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Richardson, William D. (November 12, 1944). "Penn Conquers Columbia, 35-7; Quakers Are Fast".
The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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^
"Army Crushes Penn, 62-7, for 8th in Row". The New York Daily News. November 19, 1944. p. 70 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Effrat, Louis (November 26, 1944). "Penn's Late Drive Tops Cornell, 20-0, as 50,000 Look On".
The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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