1876 Penn Quakers football team

The 1876 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1876 college football season. The team finished with a 1–2 record. This was the first season for the Penn Quakers football team.

1876 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–2
Head coach	None
Captain	Charles Farnum
Seasons 1878 →

1876 college football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					3	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					3	–	2	–	0
Stevens			–					2	–	2	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					1	–	2	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	3	–	0
Canada All-Stars			–					0	–	1	–	0
McGill			–					0	–	1	–	0
Northwestern			–					0	–	1	–	0
Philadelphia All-Stars			–					0	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					0	–	2	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 11	Princeton	Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–6	[1]
November 17	Philadelphia All-Stars	Philadelphia, PA	W 4–0
November 25	at Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 0–6	[2]

See also

• List of the first college football game in each US state

References

1. "Princeton College And The University Of Pennsylvania—Princeton Wins In Six Straight Goals". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 12, 1876. p. 12. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "New Jersey Items". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1876. p. 3. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .