1949 Penn Quakers football team

1949 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	George Munger (12th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Vincent		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army		–		9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)		–		8	–	0	–	0
Brown		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova		–		8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo		–		6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	3	–	0
Princeton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	3	–	0
Tufts		–		5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech		–		5	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Penn		–		4	–	4	–	0
Yale		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		4	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne		–		3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		2	–	5	–	2
CCNY		–		2	–	5	–	1
NYU		–		3	–	6	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra		–		1	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		1	–	8	–	0
Harvard		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 118.^[1] The team won its first four games and was ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll before losing its last four games and dropping out of the AP Poll. The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–0	36,850	^[2]
October 8	at Princeton	No. 20	Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 14–13	12,000	^[3]
October 15	Columbia		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 27–7	34,373	^[4]
October 22	Navy	No. 14	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 28–7	66,125	^[5]
October 29	Pittsburgh	No. 9	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 21–22	42,663	^[6]
November 5	No. 19 Virginia	No. 20	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–26	50,771	^[7]
November 12	No. 2 Army		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–14	78,000	^[8]
November 24	No. 20 Cornell		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 21–29	75,000	^[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	20т	—	14	9	20т	—	—	—	—

References

^ "1949 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^ Morrow, Art (October 2, 1949). "Penn Downs Dartmouth, 21-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Berry, Mort (October 9, 1949). "Penn Wins, 14-13: Quakers Top Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 16, 1949). "Penn Conquers Lions, 27-7, Scoring Thrice in 2d Half". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Turkin, Hy (October 23, 1949). "Penn Smashes Navy, 28-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C80 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Smith, Chester L. (October 30, 1949). "Pitt Beats Penn, 22-21, on Safety". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Talbot, Gayle (November 6, 1949). "Michels Hurls Virginia to 26-14 Upset Victory over Penn". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Morris, Everett B. (November 13, 1949). "Army Staves Off Penn Bids, Escapes with 14-13 Victory". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Trimble, Joe (November 25, 1949). "Cornell Feasts on Penn Miscues to Win, 29-21". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Penn Quakers football
Venues	Franklin Field (1895–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1917 Rose Bowl Cornell Harvard Princeton
Culture & lore	The Penn Quaker "Fight on, Pennsylvania!" Marching band 1922 Alabama game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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