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American college football season
The 1998 Penn Quakers football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Pennsylvania during the
1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season . A year after having to forfeit all of its
Ivy League wins, Penn won the conference championship in 1998.
In their seventh year under head coach
Al Bagnoli , the Quakers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 297 to 212.
[1] Jim Finn and Joe Piela were the team captains.
[2]
Penn's 6–1 conference record topped the Ivy League standings. The Quakers outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 137 by Ivy opponents.
[3]
Penn played its home games at
Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 19 at
Dartmouth
W 17–14 8,519
[4]
September 26
Richmond *
L 18–34 5,309
[5]
October 3
Bucknell *
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20–10 10,809
[6]
October 10 at
Fordham *
W 34–31 3,424
[7]
October 17
Columbia
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20–0 8,108
[8]
October 24 at
Brown
L 51–58 4,438
[9]
October 31
Yale
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 34–21 20,875
[10]
November 7 at
Princeton
W 27–14 20,230
[11]
November 14
Harvard
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (
rivalry ) W 41–10 14,909
[12]
November 21 at
Cornell
W 35–21 4,633
[13]
References
^
"Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year" . Philadelphia, Pa.:
University of Pennsylvania . p. 159. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^
"Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains" . Philadelphia, Pa.:
University of Pennsylvania . p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. pp. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Monahan, Bob (September 20, 1998).
"Penn, Finn Slip Past Dartmouth" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Smith, Marcia C. (September 27, 1998).
"Turnovers and Breakdowns Cost Penn in Loss to Richmond" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 4, 1998).
"Picture-Perfect Runback Propels Penn" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Penn Holds Off Fordham for Win" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa.
Associated Press . October 11, 1998. p. C6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 18, 1998).
"Quakers Keep Columbia Quiet" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Finn Gets 6 TDs in Penn Loss" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa.
Associated Press . October 25, 1998. p. C6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 1, 1998).
"Penn's Defense Rebounds, Leads Way in Win Over Yale" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Finnegan, Tara (November 8, 1998).
"Season Disappears in Five Minutes" .
Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C7 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 15, 1998).
"Quakers Crush Crimson, Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C9 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 22, 1998).
"Quakers Top Big Red, Stand Alone as Ivy League Champions" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C7 – via
Newspapers.com .
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