1958 Penn Quakers football team

The 1958 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

1958 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Sebo (5th season)
Captain	Ray Kelly
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Penn	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Yale	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their fifth year under head coach Steve Sebo, the Quakers compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 177 to 153.^[1] Ray Kelly was the team captain.^[2]

Penn's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. The Quakers outscored their Ivy opponents 145 to 84.^[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 27	Penn State*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–43	19,549	^[4]
October 4	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 12–13	12,500	^[5]
October 11	Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–20	22,531	^[6]
October 18	Brown	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–20	16,921	^[7]
October 25	No. 18 Navy*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 8–50	18,914	^[8]
November 1	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 19–6	16,500	^[9]
November 8	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 30–6	20,952	^[10]
November 15	Columbia	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–0	17,817	^[11]
November 27	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–19	19,116	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. White, Gordon S., Jr. (September 28, 1958). "Penn State's Attack on Ground Crushes Penn Team, 43 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 5, 1958). "Dartmouth Tops Penn Team, 13-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 12, 1958). "Princeton Conquers Pennsylvania, 20-14, on 4th-Period Tally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. McGowen, Roscoe (October 19, 1958). "Penn Defeats Brown as Bruins' Conversion Attempt Fails in Final Quarter". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
8. Effrat, Louis (October 26, 1958). "Navy Crushes Pennsylvania in Football; Middies Register Easy 50-8 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
9. Good, Herb (November 2, 1958). "Penn Rebounds to Stagger Harvard, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Keyes, Frank (November 9, 1958). "Pennsylvania Pummels Yale 30-6". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Effrat, Louis (November 16, 1958). "Quakers Conquer Columbia, 42 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
12. Danzig, Allison (November 29, 1958). "Cornell Downs Penn to Tie for Second in Ivy League; Skypeck's Passes Pace 19-7 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 37.