1924 Penn Quakers football team

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The 1924 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1924 college football season. Playing its entire regular season schedule at home, the team finished with a 9–1–1 record and was retroactively named as the 1924 national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] They outscored their opponents 203 to 31.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1–1
Headcoach
CaptainRea McGraw
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1924 Penn Quakers football
National champion (Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1–1
Head coach
CaptainRea McGraw
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1924 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Dartmouth â€“ 7–0–1
No. 3 Yale â€“ 6–0–2
No. 8 Penn â€“ 9–1–1
Rutgers â€“ 7–1–1
Bucknell â€“ 8–2–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 7–2–0
Holy Cross â€“ 7–1–1
Army â€“ 5–1–2
Syracuse â€“ 8–2–1
Fordham â€“ 6–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–1–3
Boston College â€“ 6–3–0
Penn State â€“ 6–3–1
Princeton â€“ 4–2–1
Springfield â€“ 4–2–1
Columbia â€“ 5–3–1
Pittsburgh â€“ 5–3–1
NYU â€“ 4–3–1
CCNY â€“ 4–3–0
Brown â€“ 5–4–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 5–4–0
Colgate â€“ 5–4–0
Cornell â€“ 4–4–0
Harvard â€“ 4–4–0
Tufts â€“ 3–4–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 3–5–1
Villanova â€“ 2–5–1
Drexel â€“ 2–7–0
Vermont â€“ 2–7–0
Temple â€“ 1–4–0
Boston University â€“ 1–5–0
Buffalo â€“ 1–7–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Ursinus
W 34–032,000[3]
October 1Drexel
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 52–010,000[4]
October 4Franklin & Marshall
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26–040,000[5]
October 11Swarthmore
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–740,000[6]
October 18Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 10–745,000[7]
October 25Virginia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–030,000[8]
November 1Lafayette
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–354,000[9]
November 8Georgetown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 3–034,000[10]
November 15Penn State
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 0–052,000[11]
November 27Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 20–056,000[12]
January 1, 1925at California
L 0–1460,000[13]
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Roster

  • Bennett, E
  • Butler, G
  • Coleman, G
  • Clark Craig, E
  • Dewhirst, T
  • Douglas, HB
  • Fairchild, E
  • Fields, QB
  • Flues, HB
  • Hayes, E
  • Kauffman, G
  • Al Kreuz, FB
  • Laird, QB
  • Leth, HB
  • Marous, T
  • Ed McGinley, T
  • Rea McGraw, HB
  • Nicholas, FB
  • Alton Papworth, G
  • Robinson, C
  • Scheerer, G
  • Singer, E
  • Sorenson, HB
  • Snyder, C
  • George Thayer, T
  • Thomas, QB
  • Joseph Putnam Willson, T

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