1996 Penn Quakers football team

The 1996 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in Ivy League during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Al Bagnoli, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against Ivy League opponents).[1]

1996 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
1996 record	5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Toop (5th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field

1996 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Dartmouth $		7	–	0					10	–	0
Columbia		5	–	2					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Penn		3	–	4					5	–	5
Harvard		2	–	5					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Tim Gage and Matt Julien were the team captains.[2] Defensive tackle Mitch Marrow led the team on defense;[3] at the end of the season, he was selected as a first-team All-American.[4] Jasen Scott was selected as the team's most valuable player.[5] Barrow and Scott both received first-team honors on the 1997 All-Ivy League team.[6]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom MacLeod with 720 passing yards, Mark Fabish with 302 receiving yards, and Jasen Scott with 1,193 rushing yards and 68 points scored.[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 22–24	8,521	[8][9]
September 28	Colgate*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 38–7		[10]
October 5	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 30–21 ^OT	9,166	[11]
October 12	Columbia	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 19–20		[12]
October 19	Lehigh*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 24–28		[13]
October 26	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–27	5,125	[14][15]
November 2	Yale	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–3		[16]
November 9	at Princeton	Princeton University Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 10–6		[17]
November 16	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 17–12		[18]
November 23	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 21–24	5,223	[19]
*Non-conference game

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Roster

1996 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Joe Beggans Jr OL 57 Mike Bertolino Fr QB 10 Tom MacLeod Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 82 Bandele Adeniyi-Bada So DB 31 Melvin Alexander Fr DB 20 Joey Alofaitulli Fr DL 69 Jason Maehr So DL 65 Mitch Marrow Sr DL 60 Chris Osentowski Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Al Bagnoli Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 12, 2019. p. 195
2. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 98.
3. "Marrow proves just the right fit for the Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 13, 1996. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 99.
5. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 100.
6. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 102.
7. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, pp. 118-122.
8. "Big Green top Penn by 24-22 in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Dartmouth edges Penn in final seconds". Sun-Sentinel. September 22, 1996. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Penn rides generosity of Colgate to a 38-7 rout". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1996. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Penn wakes up in OT, upends Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1996. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Kick fails in OT as Columbia tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1996. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Quakers sputter in loss to Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Quakers lose heartbreaker after a rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1996. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Brown 27, Penn 21". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1996. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Quakers defeat Yale, 20-3, for first Ivy League win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Penn defense too much for Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 10, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Reserve QB leads Penn over Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Cornell ends Penn's season on sour note". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1996. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.