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American college football season

2008 Penn Quakers football
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ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRay Priore (11th season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons← 20072009 →
2008 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Harvard +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Brown +   6 – 1     7 – 3  
Penn   5 – 2     6 – 4  
Yale   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Princeton   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Cornell   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Columbia   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Dartmouth   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 132nd season of play for the Quakers. The team was led by Al Bagnoli, in his 17th season as head coach. The Quakers played their home games at historic Franklin Field on the university campus in Philadelphia. Penn averaged 11,284 fans per game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 203:30 pmNo. 19 Villanova*ComcastL 14–20 14,758
September 276:00 pmat Lafayette*WBPHL 17–247,561
October 4NoonDartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ComcastW 23–1012,433
October 112:00 pmat Georgetown*W 27–73,135
October 181:00 pmColumbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 15–106,821
October 2512:30 pmat YaleYESW 9–710,490
November 1NoonBrown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
VersusL 27–3415,056
November 77:00 pmat PrincetonESPNUW 14–98,966
November 15NoonNo. 19 Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
ComcastL 21–247,352
November 221:00 pmat CornellW 23–62,437

References

  1. Juliano, Joe (September 21, 2008). "'Nova Switches QBs, Gets by Penn in OT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Todres, Andrew (September 28, 2008). "Down by 24 Points, Penn Rallies, but Loses to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Juliano, Joe (October 5, 2008). "Quakers Labor Early but Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wynn and Hamscher Lift Quakers Over Hoyas". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 12, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 19, 2008). "Quakers Get Scare but Overcome Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 26, 2008). "Samson Hits 3 Field Goals in 2d Half to Lift Penn to Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Juliano, Joe (November 2, 2008). "Mistakes Hurt Penn in Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Angel, Sebastian (November 8, 2008). "Penn QB Emerges to Top Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Denman, Elliott (November 16, 2008). "Crimson Escape with a Chance to Win Ivy". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Scurria, Andrew (November 23, 2008). "Quakers Finish by Stopping Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
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