1976 Penn Quakers football team

The 1976 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Penn tied for last place in the Ivy League.

1976 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (6th season)
Captains
  • Robert Graustein
  • Robert Mardula
  • William Petuskey
Home stadiumFranklin Field
1976 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Brown + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their sixth year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Quakers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 159 to 90.[1] Robert Graustein, Robert Mardula and William Petuskey were the team captain.[2]

Penn's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 121 to 55 by Ivy opponents.[3]

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Dartmouth
L 0–20 11,300 [4]
September 24 Lehigh*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 20–24 9,305 [5]
October 2 Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 10–14 6,688 [6]
October 9 at Brown
W 7–6 1,200 [7]
October 16 at Lafayette*
W 15–14 10,000 [8]
October 23 Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–21 15,101 [9]
October 30 at Princeton
W 10–9 10,000 [10]
November 6 Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 8–20 8,423 [11]
November 13 at Cornell
L 13–31 9,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 157. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. "Dartmouth Defense Helps Pin 20-0 Loss on Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1976. p. S6.
  5. Livingston, Bill (September 25, 1976). "Lehigh Tips Penn in Last Minute". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Lewis, Allen (October 3, 1976). "Penn's Fumbles Help Columbia to 14-10 Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Penn and Cornell Score First Victories in Upsets; Quakers Oust Bruins from the Unbeaten Ranks, 7 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 10, 1976. pp. S6, S7.
  8. Simmons, Bill (October 17, 1976). "Penn Comeback Edges Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 3-E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. McGowen, Deane (October 24, 1976). "Yale Wins, 21-7, as Ground Game Proves Too Powerful for Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
  10. Bruns, John (October 31, 1976). "Penn Nips Tigers in Late Seconds". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 7, 1976). "Harvard Conquers Penn, 20-8, as Defense Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  12. "Cornell Sinks Penn, 31-13; Big Red Averts Sole Spot in Cellar for 4-Way Share of It". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1976. pp. S8, S9.
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