1965 Penn Quakers football team

The 1965 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1965 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–4–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Odell (1st season)
Captain	Fred Jaffin
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Princeton	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Harvard	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

History

In its first year under head coach Bob Odell, this team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored 192 to 136.^[1] Fred Jaffin was the team captain.^[2]

Penn's 2-4-1 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League. The Quakers were outscored 165 to 100 by Ivy opponents.^[3]

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Lehigh*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–14	8,666	[4]
October 2	Brown	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0	7,654	[5]
October 9	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 19–24	13,909	[6]
October 16	Bucknell*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 16–13	12,667	[7]
October 23	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–51	26,000	[8]
October 30	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	T 10–10	16,415	[9]
November 6	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 19–21	29,421	[10]
November 13	Columbia	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 31–21	9,382	[11]
November 25	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–38	10,543	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. Dolson, Frank (September 26, 1965). "Molloy Runs 66 for TD as Penn Checks Late Rally to Beat Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sec. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Penn Nips Brown; 1st Ivy Win Since '63". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Geiger, Larry (October 10, 1965). "Dartmouth Staves Off Penn". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Penn's Field Goal in Final Seconds Salvages 16-13 Victory over Bucknell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 17, 1965. p. S5.
8. Adams, Frank S. (October 24, 1965). "Princeton Victor over Penn, 51-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. McGowen, Deane (October 31, 1965). "Kicked Free Ball Helps Penn Tie Favored Harvard, 10 to 10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
10. Wallace, William N. (November 7, 1965). "Yale, with a First-Half Surge, Holds On to Turn Back Pennsylvania, 21-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
11. "Penn Vanquishes Columbia, 31 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1965. p. S1.
12. Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1965). "Cornell Beats Penn Fifth Straight Time, 38-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 51.