1972 Penn Quakers football team

The 1972 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

1972 Cornell–Penn game at Schoellkopf Field

1972 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6-3 (4-3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (2nd season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
1972 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 5 1 17 1 1
Yale 5 2 07 2 0
Penn 4 3 06 3 0
Cornell 4 3 06 3 0
Harvard 3 3 14 4 1
Princeton 2 4 13 5 1
Columbia 2 4 13 5 1
Brown 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Lafayette*W 55–1215,684[1]
October 7at BrownL 20–284,000[2]
October 14at CornellL 20–2417,000[3]
October 21at Lehigh*W 30-2714,000[4]
October 28Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 15–109,285[5]
November 4at HarvardW 38–279,000[6]
November 11Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 48–3021,380[7]
November 18Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–1427,803[8]
November 25Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–3142,422[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

1972 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 82 Don Clune Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. Strauss, Michael (September 30, 1972). "Penn Wins Home Opener Under New Lights, 55-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 22.
  2. McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1972). "Brown's 5 Field Goals Turn Back Penn, 28-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  3. "Rally by Cornell Tops Penn, 24-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1972. p. S6.
  4. Dell, John (October 22, 1972). "Bellizeare Equals Rushing Mark in Penn's 30-27 Win at Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D via Newspapers.com.
  5. Harvin, Al (October 29, 1972). "Princeton Loses to Penn; Shue Aids 15-10 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 5, 1972). "Penn Rally Trips Harvard, 38 to 27". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. "Penn Gives Yale 48-30 Trouncing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 12, 1972. p. S4.
  8. Strauss, Michael (November 19, 1972). "Penn Rallies to Top Columbia by 20-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 26, 1972). "Dartmouth Wins Ivy Title; Penn Bows, 31-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. "1972 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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