1989 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Gary Steele
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Dick Maloney
| oc_year = 4th
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| captain = Bryan Keys
| captain2 = Steve Johnson
| stadium = Franklin Field
}}
{{1989 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1989 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field on the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History
In its first year under head coach Gary Steele, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 229 to 171.{{cite web |title=Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |location=Philadelphia, Pa. |page=159 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx}} Bryan Keys and Steve Johnson were the team captains.{{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 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 172 to 107 by Ivy opponents.{{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=33}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| poll = AP
| rankyear = 1989
| September 16 | @ | Colgate
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | L 14 21
| 3,000 | {{cite news |title=Quakers Fall, 21-14, to Colgate |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=September 17, 1989 |page=1-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57644776/1989-colgate-penn/ }}
| September 23 | | Lafayette
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | W 25 12
| 11,513 | {{cite news |title=Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=September 24, 1989 |page=1-D |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57646091/1989-lafayette-penn/ }}
| October 7 | @ | Columbia
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 24 21
| 5,315 | {{cite news |title=Penn Survives Columbia Scare, Triumphs, 24-21 |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=October 8, 1989 |page=15-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57666738/1989-columbia-penn/ }}
| October 14 | | Brown
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | W 32 30
| 10,879 | {{cite news |title=Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=October 15, 1989 |page=11-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57673136/1989-brown-penn/ }}
| October 21 | | Bucknell
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | W 25 24
| 21,807 | {{cite news |title=Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24 |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=October 22, 1989 |page=11-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57674165/1989-bucknell-penn/ }}
| October 28 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | L 22 23
| 18,745 | {{cite news |title=Yale Wins with 10 Seconds Left; Perks' 28-Yard Kick Tops Penn |first=George |last=Smith |date=October 29, 1989 |page=C17 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57675207/1989-penn-yale/ }}
| November 4 | | Princeton
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 8 30
| 38,106 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Within One Win of Ivy Crown; Tigers Shake Quakers |first=Bob |last=Knobelman |date=November 5, 1989 |page=E1 |newspaper=The Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57680110/1989-penn-princeton/ }}
| November 11 | @ | Harvard
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA (rivalry) | L 15 24
| 12,600 | {{cite news |title=Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 12, 1989 |page=13-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57681122/1989-harvard-penn/ }}
| November 18 | | Dartmouth
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 0 24
| 8,207 | {{cite news |title=Quakers Lay a Colossal Egg vs. Big Green |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 19, 1989 |page=11-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57682815/1989-dartmouth-penn/ }}
| {{tooltip|2=Thanksgiving|November 23}} | | Cornell
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 6 20
| 10,126 | {{cite news |title=Penn Ends Season with Another Loss |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 24, 1989 |page=1-D |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57683773/1989-cornell-penn/ }}
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