1952 Penn Quakers football team

1952 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–2
Head coach	George Munger (14th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field

1952 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rochester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1952 college football season.^[1][2] In George Munger's 14th season as head coach, the Quakers compiled a 4–3–2 record, and outscored their opponents 122 to 107. They achieved a 1–0–1 record against ranked teams, knocking off top-ten Princeton and tying a Notre Dame team that would finish ranked third nationally.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	No. 10 Notre Dame	No. 12	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	74,518	[3]
October 4	Dartmouth		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0	35,000	[4]
October 11	at No. 10 Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 13–7	40,000	[5]
October 18	at Columbia	No. 14	Baker Field New York, NY	W 27–17	20,000	[6]
October 25	Navy	No. 11	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	66,000	[7]
November 1	Penn State	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14	67,000	[8]
November 8	Georgia		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 27–34	45,000	[9]
November 15	Army		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–14	40,000	[10]
November 27	Cornell		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–7	40,000	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Pennsylvania Game by Game Results". September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
2. "1952 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
3. Ward, Arch (September 28, 1952). "Penn Ties Notre Dame, 7-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 5, 1952). "Quaker Pass in 3d Quarter Subdues Dartmouth by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Danzig, Allison (October 12, 1952). "Penn Halts Princeton, 13-7; Tiger Streak Ends". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 19, 1952). "Penn Defeats Columbia, 27-17; Quakers in Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Ward, Gene (October 26, 1952). "Navy Shackles Penn, 7-7, with 2d Half Comeback". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Hughes, Carl (November 2, 1952). "Nittany Lions Continue Mastery over Penn on Defensive Skill, 14-7". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Morrow, Art (November 9, 1952). "Georgia Passes Turn Back Penn, 34-27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Morrow, Art (November 16, 1952). "Army Upsets Penn, 14-13, with TD in Last 44 Secs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 28, 1952). "Penn Takes Ivy Honors by Halting Stubborn Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 29.