1887 Penn Quakers football team

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The 1887 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1887 college football season. In its third and final year under head coach Frank Dole, the team compiled a 6–7 record. Penn lost five games to the Big Three (Princeton, Harvard, and Yale) by a combined score of 291 to 0.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–7
Headcoach
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1887 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–7
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Athletic Grounds
Seasons
← 1886
1888 â†’
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1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 9–0–0
Penn State â€“ 2–0–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–0
Princeton â€“ 7–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–3–0
Williams â€“ 3–3–0
Penn â€“ 6–7–0
Wesleyan â€“ 4–5–0
Tufts â€“ 4–6–0
Massachusetts â€“ 2–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–6–0
Bucknell â€“ 0–2–0
Cornell â€“ 0–2–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 0–2–0
Vermont â€“ 0–2–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 83:30 p.m.GraduatesW 14–6
October 123:30 p.m.Tioga Athletic Association
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 46–0
October 153:30 p.m.Graduates
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 18–0
October 19Princeton
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 0–573,000[2]
October 22at PrincetonL 0–42[3]
October 29Yale
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–50[4]
November 23:25 p.m.at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 13–10[5]
November 5PrincetonPhiladelphia, PAL 0–95[6]
November 9HaverfordPhiladelphia, PAW 36–0
November 12LehighPhiladelphia, PAW 6–4
November 16LafayettePhiladelphia, PAL 0–20
November 19at HarvardL 0–42[7]
November 2410:00 a.m.vs. Wesleyan
  • New York Polo Club
  • New York, NY
L 4–10
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