1885 Penn Quakers football team

1885 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
CaptainPaul Thompson
Home stadiumUniversity Athletic Grounds
Seasons
← 1884
1886 →
1885 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 0
Michigan     3 0 0
Colorado College     1 0 0
Yale     7 1 0
Cincinnati     1 0 1
Penn     8 5 0
Lafayette     3 2 1
Massachusetts     3 2 1
Johns Hopkins     2 2 0
Richmond     1 1 0
Wesleyan     3 4 0
Navy     1 2 0
Lehigh     1 5 1
Rutgers     0 1 0
Fordham     0 3 0

The 1885 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1885 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Dole, the team compiled a 8–5 record.[1] Paul Thompson was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7GraduatesPhiladelphia, PAW 42–0
October 10LehighPhiladelphia, PAW 54–0
October 143:05 p.m.Swarthmore
  • University athletic grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 68–6[2][3]
October 17GraduatesPhiladelphia, PAW 6–5
October 24PrincetonPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry)L 0–57
October 283:05 p.m.at LafayetteEaston, PAW 30–22[4]
October 31at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 10–70
November 43:16 p.m.Lafayette
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 54–10[5]
November 7vs. WesleyanNew York, NYL 18–25
November 142:00 p.m.Yale
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 5–53[6][7]
November 18LehighPhiladelphia, PAW 35–0
November 21StevensPhiladelphia, PAW 22–9
November 26PrincetonPhiladelphia, PAL 10–76

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Penn Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. 2018. p. 152. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Swarthmore Defeated". The Philadelphia Times. October 15, 1885. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "College Sports". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1885. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Football: University of Pennsylvania Against Lafayette College". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Football Furore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Yale's Big Goal Kickers". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.