1987 Penn Quakers football team

The 1987 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1987 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
1987 record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Ed Zubrow (2nd season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field

1987 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Cornell	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 13–17	21,359	[1]
September 26	at Bucknell*		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 24–31	8,500	[2]
October 3	at Columbia		Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 23–0	4,150	[3]
October 10	Brown		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 38–17	27,253	[4]
October 17	Navy*		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 28–38	16,809	[5]
October 24	at Yale		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 22–28	23,151	[6]
October 31	Princeton		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–17	31,255	[7]
November 7	at Lafayette*		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 23–14	5,200	[8]
November 14	Harvard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–31	14,900	[9]
November 21	at Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 49–17	4,620	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Freligh, Sarajane (September 20, 1987). "Cornell Surprises Quakers, 17-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
2. Freligh, Sarajane (September 27, 1987). "Penn Rally Falls Short, Bucknell Prevails, 32-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C – via Newspapers.com.
3. Juliano, Joe (October 4, 1987). "Quakers Overcome Early Scare; Columbia Drops 34th in Row, 23-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Longman, Jere (October 11, 1987). "Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Pucin, Diane (October 18, 1987). "QB Rushes for 225 Yards as Navy Downs Penn, 38-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Smith, George (October 25, 1987). "Yale Stuns Penn on Last-Minute TD". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Longman, Jere (November 1, 1987). "Princeton Sinks Penn's Ivy League Hopes, 17-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Pucin, Diane (November 8, 1987). "Pass Rush Helps Quakers to Victory over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Knapp, Gwen (November 15, 1987). "Quakers Bow to Harvard; Penn Falls to 3-6 with 31-14 Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Newman, Chuck (November 22, 1987). "Flynn's 5 TDs Propel Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C – via Newspapers.com.
11. "2019 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 8, 2020. pg. 158