American college football season
The1989 Penn Quakers football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Pennsylvania during the1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season . It tied for second-to-last in theIvy League .
Penn played its home games atFranklin Field on the university's campus inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania .
In its first year under head coachGary Steele , the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 229 to 171.[ 1] Bryan Keys and Steve Johnson were the team captains.[ 2]
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.[ 3]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 16 atColgate * L 14–21 3,000 [ 4] September 23 Lafayette * Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 25–12 11,513 [ 5] October 7 atColumbia W 24–21 5,315 [ 6] October 14 Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 32–30 10,879 [ 7] October 21 Bucknell * Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 25–24 21,807 [ 8] October 28 atYale L 22–23 18,745 [ 9] November 4 Princeton Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry ) L 8–30 38,106 [ 10] November 11 atHarvard L 15–24 12,600 [ 11] November 18 Dartmouth Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0–24 8,207 [ 12] November 23 Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry ) L 6–20 10,126 [ 13]
^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year" . Philadelphia, Pa.:University of Pennsylvania . p. 159. RetrievedJune 20, 2020 .^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains" . Philadelphia, Pa.:University of Pennsylvania . p. 98. RetrievedJune 20, 2020 .^ "Year-by-Year History".Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:Ivy League . 2017. p. 33. RetrievedJuly 10, 2020 . ^ Juliano, Joe (September 17, 1989)."Quakers Fall, 21-14, to Colgate" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 1989)."Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (October 8, 1989)."Penn Survives Columbia Scare, Triumphs, 24-21" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (October 15, 1989)."Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1989)."Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Smith, George (October 29, 1989)."Yale Wins with 10 Seconds Left; Perks' 28-Yard Kick Tops Penn" .The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C17 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 5, 1989)."Princeton Within One Win of Ivy Crown; Tigers Shake Quakers" .The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1989)."Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1989)."Quakers Lay a Colossal Egg vs. Big Green" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1989)."Penn Ends Season with Another Loss" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – viaNewspapers.com .
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