1888 Penn Quakers football team

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1888 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–7
Head coach
CaptainTom Hulme
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     13 0 0
Harvard     12 1 0
Princeton     11 1 0
Lehigh     10 2 0
Trinity (CT)     5 1 1
Lafayette     6 3 0
Cornell     4 2 0
Penn     9 7 0
Bucknell     2 3 0
Fordham     1 2 0
Massachusetts     2 4 0
Wesleyan     2 7 0
Worcester Tech     1 4 0
Rutgers     1 6 1
Penn State     0 2 1
Swarthmore     0 5 0

The 1888 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1888 college football season. In its first season under head coach Woody Wagenhorst, the team compiled a 9–7 record and outscored opponents by a total of to .[1] Halfback Tom Hulme was the team captain. The team played its home games at the University Athletic Grounds located at 37th and Spruce Streets.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Penn alumni
W 20–6[3]
October 6Stevens
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 48–0[2]
October 10at PrincetonL 0–63[4]
October 13Yale
  • 37th & Spruce Streets grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–34
October 17at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 44–6
October 20at Princeton
  • University Field
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–38
October 24TiogaPhiladelphia, PAW 12–4
October 27at LehighBethlehem, PAW 36–0
November 3at YaleL 0–54
November 7LafayettePhiladelphia, PAL 6–12
November 10Princeton
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 0–4
November 19HarvardPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry)L 0–48[5][6]
November 21at LafayetteEaston, PAW 50–0
November 27vs. WesleyanNew York, NYW 18–6
November 30at Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MDW 24–10
December 1at NavyAnnapolis, MDW 20–9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Penn Football Fact Book" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. 2018. p. 152. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "First Foot-Ball Match: The University of Pennsylvania Defeats Stevens Institute 48 to 0". The Times (Philadelphia). October 7, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lively Football: The University Eleven Play a Good Game With and Defeat a Team Made Up of Graduates". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1888. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Princeton Wins Again at Football". The New York Times. October 11, 1888. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Harvard Wins At Foot-Ball". The Times (Philadelphia). November 20, 1888. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Crimson Wins: "Unies" Knocked Out at Philadelphia". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1888. p. 5 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.