1955 Penn Quakers football team

Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1955 Eastern college football independents records The 1955 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1955 college football season.^[1]^[2] Led by Steve Sebo in his second year as head coach, the Quakers finished the season with a 0–9 record, matching their 1954 campaign. Penn was outscored 270 to 34 on the season, shut out five times, and scored more than seven points only once, in a 46–14 loss to No. 6 Notre Dame. By the end of the season, Penn had lost 18 consecutive games and had not won in 22 straight contests, dating back to a loss to Michigan on Halloween 1953.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	VPI	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33
October 1	California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–27	21,000
October 8	Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–7	24,325	^[3]
October 15	George Washington	Philadelphia, PA	L 6–25
October 22	No. 4 Navy	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33
October 29	Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20
November 5	No. 6 Notre Dame	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–46	45,226
November 12	Army	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40
November 24	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–39	25,668	^[4]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

↑ "1955 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results" (in en). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1955-schedule.html.
↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/penn.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/10/11/2018_Penn_Football_Fact_Book.pdf
↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 9, 1955). "Princeton Trips Penn Eleven, 7-0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
↑ Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1955). "Cornell Trounces Penn; Speedy Ithacans Triumph by 39-7". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. 39.

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[1] "1955 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results" (in en). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1955-schedule.html.

[2] ttps://s3.amazonaws.com/penn.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/10/11/2018_Penn_Football_Fact_Book.pdf

[3] Nichols, Joseph C. (October 9, 1955). "Princeton Trips Penn Eleven, 7-0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.

[4] Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1955). "Cornell Trounces Penn; Speedy Ithacans Triumph by 39-7". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. 39.

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