1952 Penn Quakers football team

The 1952 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1952 college football season.[1][2] In George Munger's 14th season as head coach, the Quakers compiled a 4–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents 122 to 107. They achieved a 1–0–1 record against ranked teams, knocking off top-ten Princeton and tying a Notre Dame team that would finish ranked third nationally.

1952 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
1952 record	4–3–1
Head coach	George Munger (14th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field

1952 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	No. 10 Notre Dame	No. 12	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	74,518
October 4	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0	35,000	[3]
October 11	No. 10 Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 13–7	40,000	[4]
October 18	Columbia	No. 14	New York City, NY	W 27–17	20,000	[5]
October 25	Navy	No. 11	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7
November 1	Penn State	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14
November 8	Georgia		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 27–34
November 15	Army		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–14
November 27	Cornell		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–7	40,000	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Pennsylvania Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
2. "1952 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
3. Danzig, Allison (October 5, 1952). "Quaker Pass in 3d Quarter Subdues Dartmouth by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 12, 1952). "Penn Halts Princeton, 13-7; Tiger Streak Ends". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Effrat, Louis (October 19, 1952). "Penn Defeats Columbia, 27-17; Quakers in Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Danzig, Allison (November 28, 1952). "Penn Takes Ivy Honors by Halting Stubborn Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 29.