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The 1966 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished second-to-last in the Ivy League. During their second year under head coach Bob Odell, the Quakers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 237 to 176.[1] Jerry Petrisko was the team captain.[2]

ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Headcoach
CaptainJerry Petrisko
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1966 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJerry Petrisko
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1965
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1966 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth +6–1–07–2–0
Harvard +6–1–08–1–0
Princeton +6–1–07–2–0
Cornell4–3–06–3–0
Yale3–4–04–5–0
Columbia2–5–02–7–0
Penn1–6–02–7–0
Brown0–7–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Penn's 1–6 conference record placed the team as seventh in the Ivy League. The team was outscored 181 to 117 by Ivy opponents.[3]

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field, adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Lehigh*
W 38–28 7,794–7,900 [4][5]
October 1 at Brown W 20–0 3,500 [6]
October 8 at Cornell L 28–45 18,000 [7]
October 15 Bucknell*
L 21–28 10,672 [8]
October 22 Princeton
L 13–30 20,844 [9]
October 29 at Harvard L 7–27 20,000 [10]
November 5 Yale
L 14–17 13,638 [11]
November 12 at Columbia L 14–22 7,300 [12]
November 19 Dartmouth
L 21–40 10,592 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
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Roster

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1966 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 59 Wayne Anderson Jr
RB 18 George Burrell So
QB 14 Peter Wisniewski Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 87 Jordy Allen Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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