1942 Penn Quakers football team

The 1942 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 168 to 72.^[1]

1942 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	George Munger (5th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	1
No. T–19 Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	3
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	5	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Manhattan			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn was ranked at No. 22 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Georgia Pre-Flight		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–14	30,000	[3]
October 3	at Harvard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 19–7	20,000	[4]
October 10	at Yale		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 35–6
October 17	Princeton	No. 8	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	T 6–6	35,000	[5]
October 24	Columbia	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–12	45,000	[6]
October 31	No. 8 Army	No. 14	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 19–0
November 7	Navy	No. 9	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–7
November 14	Penn State	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13	50,000
November 26	Cornell		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 34–7	62,000	[7]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	8 (5)	17т	14	9 (1)	17	—	—	—

References

1. "1942 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Airminded Georgia Cadets Beat Penn In Opener, 14-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1942. p. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Kelley, Robert F. (October 4, 1942). "Penn Eleven Beats Harvard by 19 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. "Princeton Ties Penn, 6-6, in Grid Upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
6. Daley, Arthur J. (October 25, 1942). "Penn Routs Columbia, 42-12; Quakers Hit Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Danzig, Allison (November 27, 1942). "62,000 See Penn Score Its Most Decisive Victory over Cornell Since 1928". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 29.