1975 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season

1975 Penn Quakers football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 3–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach|

* Harry Gamble (5th season)

Defensive coordinator| Otto Kneidinger (5th season)
Captains|

* Ron Kellogg
* Jeff Koury
* John Wixted

Home stadium| Franklin Field

Seasons

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1976 ->

1975 Ivy League football standings

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

* $ - Conference champion

The 1975 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Quakers compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Ivy League. Ron Kellogg, Jeff Koury, and John Wixted were the team captains. Penn played home games at Franklin Field, adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| at Lehigh*|

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| L 23–34| 14,000| [1]
October 4| Brown|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 8–17| 14,275| [2]
October 11| at Dartmouth|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| L 14–19| 12,600| [3]
October 17| Lafayette*|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 13–0| 3,127–3,176| [4][5]
October 25| at Princeton|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| W 24–20| 12,500| [6]
November 1| Harvard|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| L 3–21| 17,256| [7]
November 8| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 14–24| 18,740| [8]
November 15| at Columbia|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 25–28| 4,125| [9]
November 22| Cornell|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| W 27–21| 21,112| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ Dell, John (September 28, 1975). "Lehigh Beats Penn 1st Time in 87 Years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1E - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 5, 1975). "Princeton and Brown Victors; Bruins Top Penn for 6th in Row, 17-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 12, 1975). "Dartmouth Victor; Big Green Rushing Beats Penn, 19-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
4. ^ Dell, John (October 18, 1975). "Penn Cashes In on the Breaks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
6. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 26, 1975). "Penn Upsets Tigers; Quakers Win in 2d Half, 24-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
7. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 2, 1975). "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Crimson Sets Back Penn, 21 to 3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. ^ Dell, John (November 9, 1975). "Wixted Hurt Again in Penn Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 16, 1975). "Columbia Subdues Penn Eleven, 28-25". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
10. ^ Dell, John (November 23, 1975). "Penn Stops Cornell as Graustein Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D - via Newspapers.com.

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Penn Quakers football

Venues|

* Franklin Field (1895–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1917 Rose Bowl
* Cornell
* Harvard
* Princeton

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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