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American college football season
The 1945 Penn Quakers football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the
1945 college football season . In its eighth season under head coach
George Munger , the team compiled a 6–2 record, was ranked No. 8 in the final
AP Poll , and outscored opponents by a total of 237 to 88.
[1] The team played its home games at
Franklin Field in
Philadelphia .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 29
Brown W 50–0 51,000
[2]
October 6
Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 12–0 45,000
[3]
October 13
North Carolina No. 11 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 49–0 53,000
[4]
October 27 No. 3
Navy No. 7 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7–14 73,000
[5]
November 3
Princeton No. 7 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (
rivalry ) W 28–0 52,000
[6]
November 10 No. 10
Columbia No. 9 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 32–7 63,000
[7]
November 17 No. 1
Army No. 6 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0–61 73,000
[8]
November 24
Cornell No. 11 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (
rivalry ) W 59–6 67,000
[9]
Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
AP 11 7 7 7 9 6 11 8 8
References
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"1945 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019 .
^ Effrat, Louis (September 30, 1945). "Penn Backs Romp over Brown, 50-0".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Morrow, Art (October 7, 1945).
"45,000 Watch Penn Win, 12-0; Dartmouth Is Defeated by Aerials" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Hand, Jack (October 14, 1945).
"Bob Evans Leads Attack as Quakers Rout Carolina" .
The News & Observer . Raleigh, N.C. p. 11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Ward, Gene (October 28, 1945).
"Navy Beats Penn, 14-7, in Last 24 Seconds" .
Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. C24 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Morrow, Art (November 4, 1945).
"52,000 See Penn Triumph, 28-0" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"63,000 See Penn End Columbia Streak: Evans' Passes Yield Four Quaker Scores" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 11, 1945. p. 31 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Morrow, Art (November 18, 1945).
"73,000 See Army's Power Batter Penn, 61-0; Davis and Blanchard Both Score 3 Times" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1945). "Quakers Win, 59-6; Eight Players Score the Nine Touchdowns in Routing Cornell".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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