Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1989 Ivy League football standings The 1989 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Penn tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their first year under head coach Gary Steele, the Quakers compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 229 to 171.[1] Bryan Keys and Steve Johnson were the team captains.[2]
Penn's 2-5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 172 to 107 by Ivy opponents.[3]
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field on the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | at Colgate* | L 14–21 | 3,000 | [4] | |||
| September 23 | Lafayette* |
| W 25–12 | 11,513 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | at Columbia | W 24–21 | 5,315 | [6] | |||
| October 14 | Brown |
| W 32–30 | 10,879 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | Bucknell* |
| W 25–24 | 21,807 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at Yale | L 22–23 | 18,745 | [9] | |||
| November 4 | Princeton |
| L 8–30 | 38,106 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | at Harvard | L 15–24 | 12,600 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | Dartmouth |
| L 0–24 | 8,207 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | Cornell |
| L 6–20 | 10,126 | [13] | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 159. https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 33. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (September 17, 1989). "Quakers Fall, 21-14, to Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 1-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57644776/1989-colgate-penn/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 1-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57646091/1989-lafayette-penn/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (October 8, 1989). "Penn Survives Columbia Scare, Triumphs, 24-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 15-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57666738/1989-columbia-penn/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57673136/1989-brown-penn/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57674165/1989-bucknell-penn/.
- ↑ Smith, George (October 29, 1989). "Yale Wins with 10 Seconds Left; Perks' 28-Yard Kick Tops Penn". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.): p. C17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57675207/1989-penn-yale/.
- ↑ Knobelman, Bob (November 5, 1989). "Princeton Within One Win of Ivy Crown; Tigers Shake Quakers". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. E1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57680110/1989-penn-princeton/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1989). "Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 13-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57681122/1989-harvard-penn/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Quakers Lay a Colossal Egg vs. Big Green". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57682815/1989-dartmouth-penn/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1989). "Penn Ends Season with Another Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 1-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57683773/1989-cornell-penn/.
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