1949 Penn Quakers football team

The 1949 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 118.[1] The team won its first four games and was ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll before losing its last four games and dropping out of the AP Poll. The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

1949 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFranklin Field
1949 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Vincent   –  10 –0 –0
No. 4 Army   –  9 –0 –0
Trinity (CT)   –  8 –0 –0
Brown   –  8 –1 –0
No. 12 Cornell   –  8 –1 –0
No. 13 Villanova   –  8 –1 –0
Bucknell   –  6 –2 –0
Dartmouth   –  6 –2 –0
Buffalo   –  6 –3 –0
Pittsburgh   –  6 –3 –0
Princeton   –  6 –3 –0
Fordham   –  5 –3 –0
Tufts   –  5 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –1
Penn State   –  5 –4 –0
Temple   –  5 –4 –0
Penn   –  4 –4 –0
Yale   –  4 –4 –0
Boston College   –  4 –4 –1
Syracuse   –  4 –5 –0
Drexel   –  3 –3 –1
Duquesne   –  3 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  2 –5 –2
CCNY   –  2 –5 –1
NYU   –  3 –6 –0
Columbia   –  2 –7 –0
Hofstra   –  1 –5 –1
Colgate   –  1 –8 –0
Harvard   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Dartmouth
W 21–036,850 [2]
October 8at PrincetonNo. 20Princeton, NJ (rivalry)W 14–1312,000 [3]
October 15Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–734,373 [4]
October 22NavyNo. 14
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–766,125 [5]
October 29PittsburghNo. 9
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 21–2242,663 [6]
November 5 No. 19 VirginiaNo. 20
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–2650,771 [7]
November 12 No. 2 Army
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–1478,000 [8]
November 24 No. 20 Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 21–2975,000 [9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1949 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. Morrow, Art (October 2, 1949). "Penn Downs Dartmouth, 21-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Berry, Mort (October 9, 1949). "Penn Wins, 14-13: Quakers Top Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 16, 1949). "Penn Conquers Lions, 27-7, Scoring Thrice in 2d Half". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Turkin, Hy (October 23, 1949). "Penn Smashes Navy, 28-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C80 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Smith, Chester L. (October 30, 1949). "Pitt Beats Penn, 22-21, on Safety". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Talbot, Gayle (November 6, 1949). "Michels Hurls Virginia to 26-14 Upset Victory over Penn". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Morris, Everett B. (November 13, 1949). "Army Staves Off Penn Bids, Escapes with 14-13 Victory". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Trimble, Joe (November 25, 1949). "Cornell Feasts on Penn Miscues to Win, 29-21". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
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