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American college football season
The 1891 Penn Quakers football team represented the
University of Pennsylvania in the
1891 college football season. The Quakers finished with an 11–2 record in their fourth year under head coach
E. O. Wagenhorst. Significant games included victories over
Rutgers (32–6),
Lafayette (15–6 and 12–10), and
Lehigh (42–0 and 32–0), and losses to
Princeton (24–0) and undefeated national champion
Yale (48–0). The 1891 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 267 to 109.
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[2] Penn center John Adams was selected by
Caspar Whitney as a first-team player on the
1891 College Football All-America Team.
[3] 1891 was last year
John Heisman played for Penn.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 3 | Penn graduates | | T 4–4 | 400 |
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October 8 |
Schuylkill Navy | - University grounds
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 24–0 | |
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October 10 |
Haverford | - University grounds
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 34–0 | |
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October 17 | at
Orange Athletic Club | | W 26–0 | 1,000 |
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October 21 |
Rutgers | - University grounds
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 32–6 | 500 |
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October 24 | at
Lehigh |
Bethlehem, PA | W 42–0 | 2,000 |
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October 28 |
Lafayette | Philadelphia, PA | W 15–6 | |
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October 31 |
Trinity (CT) | - University grounds
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 28–5 | 1,500 |
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November 7 |
Princeton | | L 0–24 | 12,000 |
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November 14 | vs.
Yale | | L 0–48 | 5,000 |
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November 18 | at Lafayette |
Easton, PA | W 12–10 | |
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November 21 | Lehigh | Philadelphia, PA | W 32–0 | |
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November 25 | vs.
Wesleyan | - Manhattan Field
- New York, NY
| W 18–10 | 2,500 |
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"1891 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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"Pennsylvania Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from
the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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"Heisman's Playing Record". November 29, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Between the Goals: The 'Varsity Team's Poor Showing with the Graduates; It Results in a Draw". The Times (Philadelphia). October 4, 1891. p. 14.(team identified as "an eleven composed of graduates of Pennsylvania)
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"Football Season at Hand Again: University of Pa. Play a Tie Game with All Philadelphia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1891. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com.(opponent called "All Philadelphia"; attendance 400)
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"U. of P., 24; A. C. S. N., 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1891. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kicking at the Goals: The 'Varsity Team Wins Another Well Played Game". The Times (Philadelphia). October 11, 1891. p. 14 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rah! For the 'Varsity: The Orange Athletic Club's Eleven Easily Defeated by U. of P." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1891. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pennsylvania Wins Easily From the Rutgers Eleven". The Times (Philadelphia). October 22, 1891. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lehigh Men Badly Beaten by the University of Pennsylvania". The Times (Philadelphia). October 25, 1891. p. 14 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lafayette Plays a Stiff Game Against the 'Varsity". The Times (Philadelphia). October 29, 1891. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kicking the Leather: With a Patched-Up Team the 'Varsity Defeats Trinity". The Times (Philadelphia). November 1, 1891. p. 14 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Princeton's Game: The Jersey Tiger Wins by a Score of 24 to 0". The Times (Philadelphia). November 8, 1891. p. 9 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Princeton Vs. U. Of Penn".
The Boston Sunday Globe.
Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Yale Scores 48 Pennsylvania 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1891. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"The University Wins: Lafayette's Team Defeated in Closely-Contested Game". The Times (Philadelphia). November 19, 1891. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pennsylvania Won: They Capture Third Place by Defeating Wesleyan". The Times (Philadelphia). November 26, 1891. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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