2009 Penn Quakers football team

The 2009 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 133rd season of play for the Quakers. The team was led by Al Bagnoli, in his 18th season as head coach. The Quakers played their home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Penn averaged 9,550 fans per game. The season was highlighted by an eight-game winning streak to close the season as Penn captured its 14th Ivy League title, going undefeated in conference play.

2009 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 20[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 23[2]
Record8–2 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJon McLaughlin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Priore (12th season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
2009 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Penn $  7 –0   8 –2  
Harvard  6 –1   7 –3  
Brown  4 –3   6 –4  
Columbia  3 –4   4 –6  
Princeton  3 –4   4 –6  
Yale  2 –5   4 –6  
Dartmouth  2 –5   2 –8  
Cornell  1 –6   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 197:00 pmNo. 2 Villanova*
CSNL 3–1414,876[3]
September 266:00 pmat Lafayette*
MASNL 17–20 OT10,197[4]
October 3Noonat Dartmouth
VersusW 30–243,623[5]
October 101:00 pmBucknell*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–32,540[6]
October 171:30 pmat Columbia
W 27–137,301[7]
October 243:30 pmYale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CSNW 9–07,290[8]
October 3112:30 pmat Brown
W 14–7 OT9,417[9]
November 73:30 pmPrincetondagger
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
CSNW 42–714,027[10]
November 14Noonat Harvard
W 17–77,424[11]
November 211:00 pmCornellNo. 24
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 34–09,018[12]

References
  1. "Final Sports Network's 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011.
  2. FCS Coaches (December 21, 2009). "Villanova Claims First Title, No. 1 Ranking" (PDF). Southern Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  3. Pompey, Keith (September 20, 2009). "Wildcats Claw to Win over Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Denman, Elliott (September 27, 2009). "Field Goal in OT Sinks Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fanaroff, Neil (October 4, 2009). "Battered Quakers Get an Ivy Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 11, 2009). "Quakers Reach Into Their Bag of Tricks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 18, 2009). "Garton Guides Quakers as Turnovers Hurt Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Tatum, Kevin (October 25, 2009). "Quakers Scratch Out Win over Yale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 1, 2009). "Penn Tops Brown in OT to Stay in a Tie for Ivy Lead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Tatum, Kevin (November 8, 2009). "Perfect Homecoming for the Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Larson, Craig (November 15, 2009). "Crimson Stopped Short of Their Goal; Quakers Wrap Up Win in Ivy Showdown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 22, 2009). "Quakers Clinch Ivy Title Outright". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
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