1884 Penn Quakers football team

1884 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainAlexander Gray
Seasons
← 1883
1885 →
1884 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 1
Yale     8 0 1
Michigan     2 0 0
Williams     2 0 0
Navy     1 0 0
Wabash     1 0 0
Penn     5 1 1
Fordham     5 1 0
Harvard     7 4 0
Wesleyan     3 2 0
Butler     1 1 0
Columbia     1 1 0
Rutgers     3 4 0
Stevens     4 5 0
Dartmouth     1 2 1
Tufts     2 4 1
Massachusetts     1 2 0
Lafayette     2 5 0
Johns Hopkins     1 3 0
Albion     0 1 0
CCNY     0 1 0
DePauw     0 1 0
Olivet     0 2 0
Amherst     0 3 0
Lehigh     0 4 0

The 1884 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1884 college football season. The team compiled a 5–1–1 record. Alexander Gray was the team captain, and there was no coach.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22at HarvardW 4–0300–400[2]
October 25PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–31
November 1LafayetteW 21–0
November 8StevensW 30–0
November 15Johns HopkinsW 33–0
November 20GraduatesT 16–16
November 27vs. WesleyanW 14–12[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Penn Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. 2018. pp. 98, 152. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Harvard Beaten: The University of Pennsylvania Eleven Inflicts the First Defeat of the Season". The Boston Globe. October 23, 1884. p. 13 – via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Wins A Game". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 28, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.