1959 Penn Quakers football team
The 1959 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Penn was named champion of the Ivy League.
| 1959 Penn Quakers football | |
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Ivy League champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| 1959 record | 7–1–1 (6–1 Ivy) |
| Head coach | Steve Sebo (6th season) |
| Captain | Barney Berlinger |
| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their sixth and final year under head coach Steve Sebo, the Quakers compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents 195 to 74.[1] Barney Berlinger was the team captain.[2]
Penn's 6–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League, earning the conference championship. The Quakers outscored their Ivy opponents 147 to 52.[3]
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Lafayette* |
| W 26–0 | [1] | |||
| October 3 | Dartmouth |
| W 13–0 | 16,184 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | at Princeton | W 18–0 | 32,000 | [5] | |||
| October 17 | Brown |
| W 36–9 | 13,083 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Navy* |
| T 22–22 | 25,696 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | Harvard |
| L 0–12 | 15,660 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | Yale |
| W 28–12 | 25,102 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at Columbia | W 24–6 | 46,000 | [10] | |||
| November 26 | Cornell |
| W 28–13 | 23,661 | [11] | ||
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References
- "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Danzig, Allison (October 4, 1959). "Quakers Conquer Dartmouth, 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 11, 1959). "Penn Beats Princeton, 18-0; Reserves Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Effrat, Louis (October 18, 1959). "Quakers, Led by Doelling, Overwhelm Brown, 36 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Danzig, Allison (October 25, 1959). "Penn Ties Navy, 22-2; Quakers in Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Teague, Robert L. (November 1, 1959). "Boulris' Two Touchdowns Pace Harvard Eleven's 12-0 Verdict". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Danzig, Allison (November 8, 1959). "Penn Defeats Yale, 28-12; Doelling Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Danzig, Allison (November 15, 1959). "Penn Tops Columbia; Singleton Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Danzig, Allison (November 27, 1959). "Penn Conquers Cornell with Rally in Second Half and Captures Ivy Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 41.
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