1955 Penn Quakers football team

The 1955 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1955 college football season.^[1][2] Led by Steve Sebo in his second year as head coach, the Quakers finished the season with a 0–9 record, matching their 1954 campaign. Penn was outscored 270 to 34 on the season, shut out five times, and scored more than seven points only once, in a 46–14 loss to No. 6 Notre Dame. By the end of the season, Penn had lost 18 consecutive games and had not won in 22 straight contests, dating back to a loss to Michigan on Halloween 1953.

1955 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	0–9 (0–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Sebo (2nd season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Yale	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Cornell	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Harvard	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Brown	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	VPI	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33	12,751	[3]
October 1	California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–27	21,000	[4]
October 8	Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–7	24,325	[5]
October 15	George Washington	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–25	13,178	[6]
October 22	No. 4 Navy	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33	34,543	[7]
October 29	Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	28,206	[8]
November 5	No. 6 Notre Dame	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–46	45,226	[9]
November 12	Army	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40	27,170	[10]
November 24	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–39	25,668	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1955 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
2. "2018 Penn Football Face Book" (PDF). Penn Athletics.
3. Good, Herb (September 25, 1955). "Va. Tech Ruins Penn Opener, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Selby, Don (October 2, 1955). "Bears Close Fast, Rip Penn, 27 to 7". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. sect. II, p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 9, 1955). "Princeton Trips Penn Eleven, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Riordan, Leo (October 16, 1955). "GW Rolls to 25-6 Triumph as Penn Loses 13th in Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Atwater, Edward C. (October 23, 1955). "Soph Steers Unbeaten Navy in 33-0 Romp over Penn". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Good, Herb (October 30, 1955). "Pa. State Conquers Improved Penn, Scoring Twice in First 9 Minutes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Doyle, Joe (November 6, 1955). "Surprised Irish Rally to Drub Penn, 46-14". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Ind. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Ward, Gene (November 13, 1955). "Army in 40-0 Workout". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1955). "Cornell Trounces Penn; Speedy Ithacans Triumph by 39-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.