2017 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2017
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
| image = Penn Quakers logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Ray Priore
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = John Reagan
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Bob Benson
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Franklin Field
}}
{{2017 Ivy League football standings}}
The 2017 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Ray Priore. They played their home games at Franklin Field. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 6–4 overall and 4–3 in Ivy League play to place fourth . Penn averaged 5,274 fans per game.
Schedule
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and five away games. The Quakers hosted Ivy League foes Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, and Cornell, and traveled to Columbia, Brown, and Harvard. Homecoming coincided with the game against Princeton on November 4.{{cite web|title=Penn Alumni - Homecoming|url=http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/s/1587/gid2/16/interior_specEvent.aspx?sid=1587&gid=2&sitebuilder=1&pgid=412&contentbuilder=1|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|access-date=11 October 2017}}
In 2017, Penn's non-conference opponents were Ohio Dominican of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (Division II), Lehigh of the Patriot League and Central Connecticut of the Northeast Conference.{{cite web|title=Penn Quakers Scores and Schedules|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/schedule-list#!/m-footbl/2017|publisher=Penn Athletics|access-date=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527200613/http://www.pennathletics.com/schedule-list#!/m-footbl/2017|archive-date=27 May 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Ohio Dominican
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = CSN-P
| score = 42–24
| attend = 3,009
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Goodman Stadium
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| tv = SE2
| score = 65–47
| attend = 5,060
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 13–16
| attend = 4,023
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = Arute Field
| site_cityst = New Britain, CT
| tv = {{URL|1=http://www.necfrontrow.com/|2=NECFR}}
| score = 21–42
| attend = 4,917
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| tv = ELVN
| score = 31–34
| overtime = OT
| attend = 13,081
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = NBCS PH+
| score = 19–24
| attend = 6,408
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| tv = ELVN
| score = 17–7
| attend = 2,008
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = NBCS PH
| score = 38–35
| attend = 9,073
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = Noon
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| tv = NESN+
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 23–6
| attend = 10,122
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ELVN
| score = 29–22
| attend = 3,861
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Ohio Dominican=
{{see also|Ohio Dominican Panthers}}
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|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Ohio Dominican vs. Penn – Game summary
|date=September 16
|time=1:00 p.m.
|road=Ohio Dominican
|R1=7 |R2=3 |R3=7 |R4=7
|home=Penn
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=21 |H4=14
|stadium=Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
|attendance=3,009
|weather={{convert|84|F|C}}; clear, sunny
|referee=J. Gensiejewski
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com/sports/fball/2017-18/boxscores/20170916_t6c8.xml Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Lehigh=
{{see also|2017 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Penn vs. Lehigh – Game summary
|date=September 23
|time=12:30 p.m.
|road=Penn
|R1=14 |R2=21 |R3=14 |R4=16
|home=Lehigh
|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=12
|stadium=Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA
|attendance=5,060
|weather={{convert|83|F|C}}; sunny, hot
|referee=W. Boyd
|TV=
|reference= [http://lehighsports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=10128&path=football Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Dartmouth=
{{see also|2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Dartmouth vs. Penn – Game summary
|date=September 30
|time=7:00 p.m.
|road=Dartmouth
|R1=0 |R2=10 |R3=0 |R4=6
|home=Penn
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=3
|stadium=Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
|attendance=4,023
|weather=
|referee=
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.dartmouthsports.com/fls/11600/stats/17_18Statistics/17Football/1703.htm Box Score]
|scoring=
;Second quarter
- DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 12 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 13:06 (DART 7–0)
- PENN – Justin Watson, 6 yard pass from Fischer-Colbrie (Jack Soslow XP good), 1:20 (TIE 7–7)
- DART – Smith, 43 yard field goal, 0:00 (DART 10–7)
;Third quarter
- PENN – Soslow, 31 yard field goal, 0:30 (TIE 10–10)
;Fourth quarter
- PENN – Soslow, 27 yard field goal, 5:37 (PENN 13–10)
- DART – Jared Gerbino, 1 yard run, 0:00 (DART 16–13)
}}
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=Central Connecticut=
{{see also|2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Penn vs. Central Connecticut – Game summary
|date=October 7
|time=1:00 p.m.
|road=Penn
|R1=0 |R2=21 |R3=0 |R4=0
|home=Central Connecticut
|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7
|stadium=Arute Field • New Britain, CT
|attendance=4,917
|weather={{convert|75|F|C}}; overcast, humid
|referee=C. Vaccaro
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.ccsubluedevils.com/sports/fball/2017-18/boxscores/20171007_djfg.xml Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Columbia=
{{see also|2017 Columbia Lions football team}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Penn vs. Columbia – Game summary
|date=October 14
|time=1:30 p.m.
|road=Penn
|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7 |R5=3
|home=Columbia
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=21 |H5=6
|stadium=Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City, NY
|attendance=13,081
|weather={{convert|69|F|C}}; mix of clouds and sun
|referee=M. Sechrist
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewContent.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=9600&CONTENT_ID=2135296 Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Yale=
{{see also|2017 Yale Bulldogs football team}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Yale vs. Penn – Game summary
|date=October 21
|time=1:00 p.m.
|road=Yale
|R1=7 |R2=11 |R3=0 |R4=6
|home=Penn
|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=9
|stadium=Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
|attendance=6,408
|weather={{convert|72|F|C}}; sunny
|referee=T. Marcella
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2017-18/boxscores/20171021_yar6.xml Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Brown=
{{see also|2017 Brown Bears football team}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Penn vs. Brown – Game summary
|date=October 28
|time=12:30 p.m.
|road=Penn
|R1=14 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0
|home=Brown
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0
|stadium=Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
|attendance=2,008
|weather={{convert|66|F|C}}; partly cloudy
|referee=M. Overton
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2017-18/boxscores/20171028_fvqj.xml Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Princeton=
{{see also|2017 Princeton Tigers football team|Penn–Princeton football rivalry}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Princeton vs. Penn – Game summary
|date=November 4
|time=1:00 p.m.
|road=Princeton
|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=14 |R4=14
|home=Penn
|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=7 |H4=14
|stadium=Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
|attendance=9,073
|weather=About {{convert|55|F|C}}; brisk fall day
|referee=C. Jebran
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.goprincetontigers.com/boxscore.aspx?id=12395&path=football Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Harvard=
{{see also|2017 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard–Penn football rivalry}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Penn vs. Harvard – Game summary
|date=November 11
|time=Noon
|road=Penn
|R1=7 |R2=3 |R3=10 |R4=3
|home=Harvard
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=3 |H4=0
|stadium=Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
|attendance=10,122
|weather={{convert|38|F|C}}; sunny, breezy
|referee=W. Boyd
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2017-18/boxscores/20171111_kyqh.xml Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
;Second quarter
;Third quarter
;Fourth quarter
}}
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=Cornell=
{{see also|2017 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell–Penn football rivalry}}
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle= background:#011F5B; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Cornell vs. Penn – Game summary
|date=November 18
|time=1:30 p.m.
|road=Cornell
|R1=10 |R2=0 |R3=6 |R4=6
|home=Penn
|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=8
|stadium=Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
|attendance=3,861
|weather={{convert|51|F|C}}; overcast
|referee=H. Wimber
|TV=
|reference= [http://www.cornellbigred.com/documents/2017/11/18/FB_PennBox_111817.pdf Box Score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
- COR – Nickolas Null, 32 yard field goal, 9:39 (COR 3–0)
- PENN – Karekin Brooks, 38 yard run (Jack Soslow XP good), 5:37 (PENN 7–3)
- COR – Collin Shaw, 35 yard pass from Dalton Banks (Null XP good), 2:08 (COR 10–7)
;Second quarter
- PENN – Brooks, 6 yard run (Soslow XP good), 11:14 (PENN 14–10)
- PENN – Justin Watson, 22 yard pass from Fischer-Colbrie (Soslow XP good), 0:24 (PENN 21–10)
;Third quarter
- COR – Mac Pope, 3 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 4:37 (PENN 21–16)
;Fourth quarter
- COR – Banks, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 13:46 (COR 22–21)
- PENN – Tre Solomon, 3 yard run (2-pt. conversion good), 2:06 (PENN 29–22)
}}
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2018 NFL Draft
{{main|2018 NFL draft}}
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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers|color=#FFFFFF}}" | Player !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers|color=#FFFFFF}}" | Team !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers|color=#FFFFFF}}" | Round !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers|color=#FFFFFF}}" | Pick # !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers|color=#FFFFFF}}" | Position | ||||
Justin Watson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5th | 144 | WR |