1884 Penn Quakers football team

1884 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainAlexander Gray
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
  –   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
Denver   –   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

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

  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.