1958 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Steve Sebo
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Ray Kelly
| stadium = Franklin Field
}}
{{1958 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1958 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.
In their fifth year under head coach Steve Sebo, the Quakers compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 177 to 153.{{cite web |title=Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |location=Philadelphia, Pa. |page=156 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx}} Ray Kelly was the team captain.{{cite web |title=Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |location=Philadelphia, Pa. |page=98 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx}}
Penn's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. The Quakers outscored their Ivy opponents 145 to 84.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|page=22}}
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| poll = AP
| rankyear = 1958
| September 27 | | Penn State
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 0 43
| 19,549 | {{cite news |title=Penn State's Attack on Ground Crushes Penn Team, 43 to 0 |first=Gordon S. Jr. |last=White |date=September 28, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 4 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | L 12 13
| 12,500 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Tops Penn Team, 13-12 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 5, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 11 | | Princeton
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 14 20
| 22,531 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Conquers Pennsylvania, 20-14, on 4th-Period Tally |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=October 12, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 18 | | Brown
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | W 21 20
| 16,921 | {{cite news |title=Penn Defeats Brown as Bruins' Conversion Attempt Fails in Final Quarter |first=Roscoe |last=McGowen |date=October 19, 1958 |page=S3 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 25 | | #18 Navy
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 8 50
| 18,914 | {{cite news |title=Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=October 26, 1958 |page=S5 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 1 | @ | Harvard
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA (rivalry) | W 19 6
| 16,500 | {{cite news |title=Penn Rebounds to Stagger Harvard, 19-6 |first=Herb |last=Good |date=November 2, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68204820/1958-harvard-penn/ }}
| November 8 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | W 30 6
| 20,952 | {{cite news |title=Pennsylvania Pummels Yale 30-6 |first=Frank |last=Keyes |date=November 9, 1958 |page=1D |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68205905/1958-penn-yale/ }}
| November 15 | | Columbia
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | W 42 0
| 17,817 | {{cite news |title=Quakers Conquer Columbia, 42 to 0 |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=November 16, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 27 | | Cornell
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 7 19
| 19,116 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Downs Penn to Tie for Second in Ivy League; Skypeck's Passes Pace 19-7 Victory |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=November 29, 1958 |page=37 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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