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American college football season
The 1979 Penn Quakers football team represented the
University of Pennsylvania in the
1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 |
Cornell | | L 13–52 | 5,671 |
[1] |
September 29 | at
Lehigh* | | L 7–31 | 10,500 |
[2] |
October 6 | at
Columbia | | L 7–12 | 7,850 |
[3] |
October 13 |
Brown | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 18–24 | 5,651 |
[4] |
October 19 | No. T–8
Lafayette* | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 7–9 | 9,074 |
[5] |
October 27 | at
Yale | | L 6–24 | 19,852 |
[6] |
November 3 |
Princeton | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA (
rivalry)
| L 10–38 | 13,604 |
[7] |
November 10 | at
Harvard | | L 26–41 | 7,500 |
[8] |
November 17 |
Dartmouth | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 6-20 | 10,397 |
[9] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[10]
References
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"Cornell Clobbers Penn in Season Opener, 52-13".
Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass.
United Press International. September 23, 1979. p. 88 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Larimer, Terry (September 30, 1979).
"Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Engineers Play Ball-Control in Handing Penn 31-7 Pasting".
Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Newman, Chuck (October 7, 1979).
"Failure to Make 'Big Plays' Dooms Quakers, 12-7".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-D – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Simmons, Bill (October 14, 1979).
"Brown Outlasts Stubborn Penn".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Shister, Gail (October 20, 1979).
"Penn Drops a 9-7 Heartbreaker".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1C – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Shister, Gail (October 28, 1979).
"Quakers Try a 'Surprise,' but Yale Enjoys the Party".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Penn Blasted by Princeton".
Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 4, 1979. p. 52 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Concannon, Joe (November 11, 1979).
"Harvard Wins ... at Last".
Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Shister, Gail (November 18, 1979).
"It's Over; Penn Bows to Dartmouth, Ends Its Season Winless".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-D – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1979 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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