1971 Penn Quakers football team

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1971 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (1st season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Cornell + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Columbia 5 2 0 6 3 0
Harvard 4 3 0 5 4 0
Yale 3 4 0 4 5 0
Princeton 3 4 0 4 5 0
Penn 1 6 0 2 7 0
Brown 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Lehigh*W 28–1412,236[1]
October 2Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 17–1615,105[2]
October 9at DartmouthL 3–1917,600[3]
October 16Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 15–1711,185[4]
October 23at PrincetonL 0–3121,000[5]
October 30Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 27–2821,770[6]
November 6at YaleL 14–2430,430[7]
November 13at ColumbiaL 3–1710,034[8]
November 20Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 13–4143,687[9]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster[edit]

1971 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 82 Don Clune So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dell, John (September 26, 1971). "Pinto Pilots Penn to 28-14 Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 3, 1971). "Penn Turns Back Brown Eleven, 17-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Keese, Parton (October 10, 1971). "Dartmouth Defeats Penn, 19 to 3, Breaking a 3-3 Tie in the Second Half". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  4. ^ Dell, John (October 17, 1971). "Lafayette Victor over Penn, 17-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chass, Murray (October 24, 1971). "Princeton Triumphs over Penn, 31 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 31, 1971). "Harvard Tops Penn, 28-27, as Quakers' Late Conversion Try Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  7. ^ Anderson, Dave (November 7, 1971). "Yale Defeats Penn, 24-14; Purrington Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Durso, Joseph (November 14, 1971). "Columbia Triumphs, 17-3; Penn Drops Sixth in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 21, 1971). "Cornell and Dartmouth Win and Share Ivy Title; Penn 41-13 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.