1968 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season

1968 Penn Quakers football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach|

* Bob Odell (4th season)

Home stadium| Franklin Field

Seasons

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1969 ->

1968 Ivy League football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Harvard \+  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Yale \+  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Penn | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Princeton | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dartmouth | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Columbia | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Cornell | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Brown | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1968 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Odell, the Quakers compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the Ivy League. Penn played home games at Franklin Field on the university's campus in Philadelphia.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| Bucknell*|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 27–10| 12,303| [1]
October 5| at Brown|

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| W 17–13| 8,400| [2]
October 12| at Cornell|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY (rivalry)

| W 10–8| 16,000| [3]
October 19| Lehigh*|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 34–0| 8,916| [4]
October 26| Princeton|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| W 19–14| 30,886| [5]
November 2| at Harvard|

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| L 6–28| 25,000| [6]
November 9| Yale|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 13–30| 28,839| [7]
November 16| Columbia|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 13–7| 10,366| [8]
November 23| Dartmouth|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 26–21| 50,188| [9]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ Dell, John (September 29, 1968). "Penn Downs Bucknell, 27-10; 85-Yard TD Strikes Is Climax". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Penn Triumphs over Brown, 17-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1968. p. S5.
3. ^ Keese, Parton (October 13, 1968). "Penn Team Upsets Cornell, 10-8, with Berry's Field Goal Margin of Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
4. ^ Vecsey, George (October 20, 1968). "Undefeated Penn Routs Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S9.
5. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 27, 1968). "Penn Beats Princeton; a 19-14 Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. ^ Keese, Parton (November 3, 1968). "Harvard Remains Undefeated, 28-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. ^ Newell, Bill (November 10, 1968). "Yale Romps over Pennsylvania, 30-13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Amdur, Neil (November 17, 1968). "Penn Sets Back Columbia, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 24, 1968). "Penn 26-21 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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Penn Quakers football

Venues|

* Franklin Field (1895–present)

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* 1917 Rose Bowl
* Cornell
* Harvard
* Princeton

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* The Penn Quaker
* "Fight on, Pennsylvania!"
* Marching band
* 1922 Alabama game

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