1948 Penn Quakers football team

The 1948 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 117.[1] The team won its first five games and was ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll before losing its last three games of the season and dropping out of the AP Poll. The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

1948 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
1948 record	5–3
Head coach	George Munger (11th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field

1948 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	1
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					0	–	6	–	2
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	8	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 26–13	60,000	[2]
October 9	Princeton	No. 12	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 29–7	60,000	[3]
October 16	at Columbia	No. 8	Baker Field New York, NY	W 20–14	35,000	[4]
October 23	Navy	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–14	75,000	[5]
October 30	Washington and Lee	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 40–7	50,000	[6]
November 6	No. 14 Penn State	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–13	78,205	[7]
November 13	No. 3 Army	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–26	78,205	[8]
November 25	Cornell	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–23	78,000	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1948 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
2. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1948). "Penn Power Downs Dartmouth, 26-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Morrow, Art (October 10, 1948). "Penn Wins; 60,000 See Quakers Top Princeton Foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1948). "Penn Pass in Final 32 Seconds Beats Columbia, 20-14; Quakers in Front". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Trimble, Joe (October 24, 1948). "Penn Downs Navy, 20-14, in Final Period Drive". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Green, Russ (October 31, 1948). "Penn Remains Unbeaten with Win over W&L". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948). "78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Trimble, Joe (November 14, 1948). "Army Edges Penn in Final Seconds, 26-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Trimble, Joe (November 26, 1948). "Cornell Batters Penn, 23-14, to Cop Ivy Title". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.