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The 1974 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season . Penn finished third in the Ivy League .
The team played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
In their fourth year under head coach Harry Gamble , the Quakers compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents 187 to 179.[1] Marty Vaughn was the team captain.[2]
Penn's 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League. The Quakers were outscored 154 to 122 by Ivy opponents.[3]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 Lehigh *
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 28–18 17,855 [4]
October 5 at Brown
W 14–9 5,000 [5]
October 12 at Cornell
T 28–28 14,000 [6]
October 19 at Lafayette *
W 37–7 11,500 [7]
October 26 Princeton
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry ) W 20–18 23,317 [8]
November 2 at Harvard
L 0–39 17,000 [9]
November 9 Yale
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 12–37 23,490 [10]
November 16 Columbia
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 21–3 8,259 [11]
November 23 Dartmouth
Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 27–20 27,113 [12]
1974 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
37
Bob Nix
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year" . Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania . p. 157. 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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Dell, John (September 28, 1974). "Penn Jars Lehigh, 28-18; Bellizeare Scores 3 TDs" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn Is 14-9 Victor over Brown; Penn Rallies to Win". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. United Press International . October 6, 1974. p. S6.
^ "Penn, Cornell Tie, 28-28". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 13, 1974. p. S6.
^ Dell, John (October 20, 1974). "Vaughn Hurls 4 TD Passes as Penn Trims Lafayette" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn, Harvard Win; Princeton Defeated by Quakers, 20-18". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 27, 1974. p. S1.
^ Wallace, William N. (November 3, 1974). "Harvard Routs Penn and Remains Tied with Yale for Ivy Lead; Crimson Wins, 39-0, for Fourth Victory". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 10, 1974). "Yale and Harvard Triumph; Unbeaten Elis Rout Penn Team, 37-12". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Dell, John (November 17, 1974). "Fans Boo Penn to Victory" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn Defeats Dartmouth, 27-20, as Vaughn Sparks Late Rally". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 17, 1974. p. S6.
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