1985 Penn Quakers football team

The 1985 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1985 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
1985 record	7–2–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Jerry Berndt (5th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field

1985 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 10–6	21,027	[1]
September 28	Army*		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–41	23,765	[2]
October 5	at Columbia		Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 46–14	4,272	[3]
October 12	Brown		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 17–14	25,285	[4]
October 19	at Davidson*		Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 15–0	3,000	[5]
October 26	at Yale		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–0	23,449	[6]
November 2	Princeton		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 31–21	33,479	[7]
November 9	at Colgate*	No. T–17	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	T 27–27	5,000	[8]
November 16	at Harvard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 6–17	18,040	[9]
November 23	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 19–14	19,802	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 23, 1985). "Big Red's Penn Loss a Big Letdown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cadets Pummel Quakers". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Penn Hammers Columbia, 46-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 6, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn 17, Brown 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Sorensen, Tom (October 20, 1985). "Davidson Defensive Effort Goes for Naught in Loss to Penn". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 13B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Morganti, Al (October 27, 1985). "Comizio Rambles for 202 Yards as Penn Belts Yale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-E – via Newspapers.com.
7. Freligh, Sarajane (November 3, 1985). "Penn, Three TDs Down, Recovers for 31-21 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Freligh, Sarajane (November 10, 1985). "Quakers Play to Unwanted Tie Against Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
9. Longman, Jere (November 17, 1985). "Harvard Snaps Penn Streak, 17-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-E, 18-E – via Newspapers.com.
10. Newman, Chuck (November 24, 1985). "Quakers Down Dartmouth for 4th Straight Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
11. "2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 30, 2019. pg. 195