1879 Penn Quakers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1879

| team = Penn Quakers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 2–2

| head_coach = None

| captain = F. M. Dick

| stadium =

}}

The 1879 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1879 college football season. The team finished with a 2–2 record.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–6

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Yale

| site_stadium = St. George's Cricket Club grounds

| site_cityst = Hoboken, NJ

| score = 0–3

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=College Foot Ball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98654968/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=November 3, 1879 |page=2 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Pennsylvania Military Academy

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Chester, PA

| score = 6–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Football |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98656600/delaware-county-daily-times/ |newspaper=Delaware County Daily Times |location=Chester, Pennsylvania |date=November 10, 1879 |page=3 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time = 3:15 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Young American Cricket Club grounds

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 1–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Return Match Between Columbia College And University of Pennsylvania—Nine Safety Touchdowns For The University |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98655195/the-new-york-times/ |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, New York |date=November 16, 1879 |page=2 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=College Men At Football |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98655195/the-new-york-times/ |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, New York |date=November 16, 1879 |page=2 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=College Football |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98655843/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=November 17, 1879 |page=2 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

References

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