2026 Penn Quakers football team
American college football season
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The 2026 Penn Quakers football team will represent the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team will play its home games at the Franklin Field and they will be led by first-year head coach Ricky Santos.[1]
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–2 (0–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Harvard | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Yale | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Preseason poll
On August 3, the Ivy League released its preseason prediction poll. The Quakers were selected to finish fourth in the conference.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Bucknell* | ESPN+ | W 20–7 | 3,360 | |
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Lehigh* | ESPN+ | L 7–20 | 1,839 | |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth | ESPN+ | L 10–14 | 5,956 | |
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard* |
| ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 5,342 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Columbia |
| ESPNU | ||
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Yale |
| ESPNU | ||
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Brown | ESPN+ | |||
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cornell | ESPN+ | |||
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard |
| ESPN+ | ||
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Princeton | ESPN+ | |||
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Game summaries
at Bucknell
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Quakers | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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| Statistics | PENN | BUCK |
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| First downs | 17 | 6 |
| Plays–yards | 79–367 | 49–124 |
| Rushes–yards | 45–170 | 19–40 |
| Passing yards | 197 | 84 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–34–1 | 11–30–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 39:40 | 20:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Penn | Passing | Miles Teodecki | 18/34, 197 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | 13 carries, 87 yards, TD | ||
| Receiving | Luke Johnson | 6 receptions, 75 yards | |
| Bucknell | Passing | Emmett Dowling | 8/21, 76 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Ty Stauffer | 11 carries, 31 yards | |
| Receiving | Sam Milligan | 3 receptions, 43 yards |
No. 6 Lehigh
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 6 Mountain Hawks | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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| Statistics | LEH | PENN |
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| First downs | 14 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 63–217 | 67–174 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–168 | 29–41 |
| Passing yards | 49 | 133 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7–16–0 | 18–38–2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:39 | 27:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lehigh | Passing | Derek Morgan | 7/16, 49 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Luke Yoder | 19 carries, 74 yards | |
| Receiving | Jamaire Harden | 2 receptions, 25 yards | |
| Penn | Passing | Miles Teodecki | 18/37, 133 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Tommy Lafayette | 11 carries, 41 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mason Page | 8 receptions, 44 yards |
at Dartmouth
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Quakers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Big Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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| Statistics | PENN | DART |
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| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 73–360 | 50–312 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–146 | 35–139 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 173 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–39–0 | 13–15–0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:33 | 27:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Penn | Passing | Miles Teodecki | 27/39, 214 yards |
| Rushing | 11 carries, 54 yards | ||
| Receiving | Mason Page | 8 receptions, 64 yards | |
| Dartmouth | Passing | Grayson Saunier | 13/15, 173 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Myles Craddock | 21 carries, 85 yards | |
| Receiving | Nick Lemon | 3 receptions, 56 yards |
Howard
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bison | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Quakers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Statistics | HOW | PENN |
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| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 66–247 | 66–365 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–107 | 22–70 |
| Passing yards | 140 | 295 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–33–1 | 26–44–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:52 | 30:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Howard | Passing | Ja'Shawn Scroggins | 13/33, 140 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Billy Robertson | 8 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Semaj Pierre | 6 receptions, 55 yards | |
| Penn | Passing | Karson Siqueiros-Lasky | 19/29, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Miles Teodecki | 2 carries, 48 yards | |
| Receiving | Ronan Johannson | 7 receptions, 113 yards |
Columbia
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- TV: ESPNU
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| Statistics | COLU | PENN |
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| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Penn | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
Yale
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- TV: ESPNU
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| Statistics | YALE | PENN |
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| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Yale | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Penn | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
at Brown
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Brown Stadium • Providence, Rhode Island
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- TV: ESPN+
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| Statistics | PENN | BRWN |
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| First downs | ||
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| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Penn | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Brown | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
at Cornell (Trustee's Cup)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, New York
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- TV: ESPN+
| Game information |
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| Statistics | PENN | COR |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | ||
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| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Penn | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Cornell | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
Harvard (rivalry)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
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| Statistics | HARV | PENN |
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| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Harvard | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Penn | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
at Princeton (rivalry)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- TV: ESPN+
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| Statistics | PENN | PRIN |
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| First downs | ||
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| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Penn | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Princeton | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |