1950 Penn Quakers football team

The 1950 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 223 to 95.^[1] The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Virginia		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–7	40,000	^[2]
October 7	at No. 9 California	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–14	64,000	^[3]
October 14	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–26	38,000	^[4]
October 21	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY	W 34–0	30,000	^[5]
October 28	Navy		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 30–7	60,000	^[6]
November 4	No. 2 Army	No. 15	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–28	78,000	^[7]
November 11	Brown		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 50–0	45,000	^[8]
November 18	No. 15 Wisconsin	No. 20	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	60,000	^[9]
November 25	Cornell	No. 13	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–13	17,846	^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1950 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^ Durden, Chauncey (October 1, 1950). "Penn Strikes Thrice in Third Quarter to Defeat Virginia, 21-7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sullivan, Prescott (October 8, 1950). "Bears Uninspired in Triumph over Penn". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 15, 1950). "Penn Team Stops Dartmouth, 42-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 22, 1950). "Penn Routs Columbia, 34-0; Corbo Quaker Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Young, Dick (October 29, 1950). "Penn Beaches Navy, 30-7, Holding 3 Times at Goal". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (November 5, 1950). "Army Blunts Penn, 28-13; Filipski Star". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 12, 1950). "Penn Overwhelms Brown Team, 50-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ McCormick, Henry J. (November 19, 1950). "Penn Whips Tired Badgers, 20-0". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wis. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1950). "Cornell Tops Penn; Big Red Victor, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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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
National championship seasons in bold

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