1878 Penn Quakers football team

1878 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Elliot
1878 college football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   6 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 1 – 1
Columbia   –   0 – 0 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 1 – 0
Stevens   –   1 – 1 – 2
Harvard   –   1 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   1 – 2 – 1
Rutgers   –   1 – 2 – 1
Amherst   –   1 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   0 – 1 – 0
Swarthmore   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1878 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1878 college football season. The team finished with a 1–2–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19at Princeton
L 0–2[1]
November 2SwarthmorePhiladelphia, PAW 9–0
November 92:30 p.m.Princeton
L 1–2[2]
November 16vs. Columbia
T 0–0[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "A Bout At Football.—University Vs. Princeton College teams". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Foot-ball.—Princeton Against Philadelphia". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1878. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "The Teams Of Columbia College and University of Pennsylvania Meet At Hoboken—Neither Side SCores A Point". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 17, 1878. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Sports And Pastimes.—Foot Ball". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 17, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.