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1990 Penn Quakers football team

1990 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Maloney (5th season)
Captains
  • Brian Griffin
  • Joe Valerio
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Dartmouth + 6 1 0 7 2 1
Cornell + 6 1 0 7 3 0
Yale 5 2 0 6 4 0
Harvard 3 4 0 5 5 0
Penn 3 4 0 3 7 0
Princeton 2 5 0 3 7 0
Brown 2 5 0 2 8 0
Columbia 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

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In its second year under head coach Gary Steele, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 197 to 155.[1] Joe Valerio and Brian Griffin were the team captains.[2]

Penn's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 138 to 123 by Ivy opponents.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 at Dartmouth W 16–6 8,119 [4]
September 22 Holy Cross*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 3–17 12,189 [5]
September 29 at Lafayette* L 13–20 8,214 [6]
October 6 Lehigh*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 16–22 17,622 [7]
October 13 Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–6 10,121 [8]
October 20 at Brown L 17–24 12,600 [9]
October 27 Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 10–27 32,389 [10]
November 3 at Princeton L 20–34 18,534 [11]
November 10 Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 24–20 17,918 [12]
November 17 at Cornell L 15–21 12,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 158. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 16, 1990). "Penn Triumphs in Opener, 16-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 23, 1990). "Holy Cross Gets Big Plays for a 17-3 Defeat of Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 30, 1990). "Lafayette Defense Tough in the Clutch". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 7, 1990). "Lehigh Gets on Track in Final Quarter 22-16". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 14, 1990). "Hensch Leads Quakers Past Columbia, 21-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 21, 1990). "Quakers Fall Short Again in 24-17 Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 28, 1990). "Penn Succumbs to Yale, 27-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 4, 1990). "Tigers Strike Early, Beat Penn". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 11, 1990). "Penn Holds Off Crimson Charge for a 24-20 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 18, 1990). "Quakers Defeated by Cornell, 21-15, as Late Drive Stalls". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
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