1965 Penn Quakers football team
American college football season
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The 1965 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished sixth in the Ivy League.
| 1965 Penn Quakers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–4–1 (2–4–1 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Fred Jaffin |
| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
In its first year under head coach Bob Odell, this team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored 192 to 136.[1] Fred Jaffin was the team captain.[2]
Penn's 2-4-1 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League. The Quakers were outscored 165 to 100 by Ivy opponents.[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 25 | Lehigh* |
| W 20–14 | 8,666 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | Brown |
| W 7–0 | 7,654 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at Dartmouth | L 19–24 | 13,909 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | Bucknell* |
| W 16–13 | 12,667 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | at Princeton | L 0–51 | 26,000 | [8] | |||
| October 30 | Harvard |
| T 10–10 | 16,415 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Yale | L 19–21 | 29,421 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | Columbia |
| W 31–21 | 9,382 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | Cornell |
| L 14–38 | 10,543 | [12] | ||
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