1957 Penn Quakers football team
American college football season
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The 1957 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 college football season.
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Steve Sebo (4th season)
Captains
- Peter Keblish
- David Weixelbaum
| 1957 Penn Quakers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 3–6 (3–4 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
History
In its fourth year under head coach Steve Sebo, this team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored 138 to 121.[1] David Weixelbaum and Peter Keblish were the team captains.[2]
Penn's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. The Quakers outscored their Ivy opponents 100 to 84.[3]
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | No. 19 Penn State* |
| L 14–19 | 23,000 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | Dartmouth |
| L 3–6 | 13,966 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Princeton | L 9–13 | 26,000 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | at Brown | L 7–20 | 8,000 | [7] | |||
| October 26 | No. 16 Navy* |
| L 7–35 | 26,495 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Harvard |
| L 6–13 | 16,381 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | Yale |
| W 33–20 | 15,319 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | at Columbia | W 28–6 | 12,000 | [11] | |||
| November 28 | Cornell |
| W 14–6 | 19,860 | [12] | ||
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