1948 Penn Quakers football team

Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1948 Eastern college football independents records The 1948 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 117. The team won its first five games and was ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll before losing its last three games of the season and dropping out of the AP Poll. The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Source
October 2	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 26–13
October 9	Princeton	No. 12	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 29–7
October 16	at Columbia	No. 8	Baker Field New York, NY	W 20–14
October 23	Navy	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–14
October 30	Washington & Lee	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 40–7
November 6	No. 14 Penn State	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–13
November 13	No. 3 Army	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–26
November 25	Cornell	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–23
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game