American college football season
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 .
In its first year under head coach Gary 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 at Colgate *
L 14–21 3,000 [ 4]
September 23 Lafayette *
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 25–12 11,513 [ 5]
October 7 at Columbia
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 at Yale
L 22–23 18,745 [ 9]
November 4 Princeton
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry ) L 8–30 38,106 [ 10]
November 11 at Harvard
L 15–24 12,600 [ 11]
November 18 Dartmouth
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0–24 8,207 [ 12]
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. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains" . Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania . p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Juliano, Joe (September 17, 1989). "Quakers Fall, 21-14, to Colgate" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 8, 1989). "Penn Survives Columbia Scare, Triumphs, 24-21" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.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 – via Newspapers.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 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1989). "Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Quakers Lay a Colossal Egg vs. Big Green" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1989). "Penn Ends Season with Another Loss" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com .
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