American college football season
The 1966 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . Penn finished second-to-last in the Ivy League . During their second year under head coach Bob Odell , the Quakers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 237 to 176. Jerry Petrisko was the team captain.
Penn's 1–6 conference record placed the team as seventh in the Ivy League. The team was outscored 181 to 117 by Ivy opponents.
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field , adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 24 Lehigh *
W 38–28 7,794–7,900
October 1 at Brown
W 20–0 3,500
October 8 at Cornell
L 28–45 18,000
October 15 Bucknell *
L 21–28 10,672
October 22 Princeton
L 13–30 20,844
October 29 at Harvard
L 7–27 20,000
November 5 Yale
L 14–17 13,638
November 12 at Columbia
L 14–22 7,300
November 19 Dartmouth
L 21–40 10,592
Roster
1966 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
87
Jordy Allen
Sr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References
"Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year" . Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania . p. 156. 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 Ivy League . 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
McGinniss, Joe (September 25, 1966). "Penn's Big Rally Beats Lehigh, 38-28" . The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers.com .
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.Cady, Steve (October 2, 1966). "Penn Crushes Brown, 20-0, as Creeden Completes 15 Passes for 208 Yards". The New York Times
McGowen, Deane (October 9, 1966). "Penn Crushed by Cornell; Big Red Romps, 45-28". The New York Times
McGinniss, Joe (October 16, 1966). "Bucknell Rally Surprises Penn in 2d Half, 28-21" . The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers.com .
Adams, Frank S. (October 23, 1966). "Princeton Routs Penn, 30-13; Quakers Suffer Third Loss in Row". The New York Times
Anderson, Dave (October 30, 1966). "Harvard Tops Penn, 27-7; 6th in Row for Crimson". The New York Times
Dell, John (November 6, 1966). "Yale Stops Penn Drive, Wins on FG" . The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers.com .
Werden, Lincoln A. (November 13, 1966). "Lions Stage Rally to Trip Penn, 22-14". The New York Times
Strauss, Michael (November 20, 1966). "Dartmouth 40-21 Victor; Penn Is Beaten". The New York Times
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