1955 Penn Quakers football team
American college football season
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The 1955 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1955 college football season.[1][2] Led by Steve Sebo in his second year as head coach, the Quakers finished the season with a 0–9 record, matching their 1954 campaign. Penn was outscored 270 to 34 on the season, shut out five times, and scored more than seven points only once, in a 46–14 loss to No. 6 Notre Dame. By the end of the season, Penn had lost 18 consecutive games and had not won in 22 straight contests, dating back to a loss to Michigan on Halloween 1953.
| 1955 Penn Quakers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 0–9 (0–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | VPI | L 0–33 | 12,751 | [3] | |
| October 1 | California | L 7–27 | 21,000 | [4] | |
| October 8 | Princeton |
| L 0–7 | 24,325 | [5] |
| October 15 | George Washington |
| L 6–25 | 13,178 | [6] |
| October 22 | No. 4 Navy |
| L 0–33 | 34,543 | [7] |
| October 29 | Penn State |
| L 0–20 | 28,206 | [8] |
| November 5 | No. 6 Notre Dame |
| L 14–46 | 45,226 | [9] |
| November 12 | Army |
| L 0–40 | 27,170 | [10] |
| November 24 | Cornell |
| L 7–39 | 25,668 | [11] |
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