1996 Penn Quakers football team

The 1996 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the Ivy League during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1996 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Toop (5th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Dartmouth $		7	–	0					10	–	0
Columbia		5	–	2					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Penn		3	–	4					5	–	5
Harvard		2	–	5					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Background

During its fifth season under head coach Al Bagnoli, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against Ivy League opponents).^[1] Tim Gage and Matt Julien were the team captains.^[2]

Defensive tackle Mitch Marrow led the team on defense;^[3] at the end of the season, he was selected as a first-team All-American.^[4] Jasen Scott was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[5] Barrow and Scott both received first-team honors on the 1997 All-Ivy League team.^[6]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom MacLeod with 720 passing yards, Mark Fabish with 302 receiving yards, and Jasen Scott with 1,193 rushing yards and 68 points scored.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 22–24	8,521	^[8]^[9]
September 28	Colgate*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 38–7	11,214	^[10]
October 5	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 30–21 ^OT	9,166	^[11]
October 12	Columbia	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 19–20	6,435	^[12]
October 19	Lehigh*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 24–28	5,074	^[13]^[14]
October 26	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–27	5,125	^[15]^[16]
November 2	Yale	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–3	19,203	^[17]^[18]
November 9	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 10–6	10,034	^[19]
November 16	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 17–12	21,509	^[20]
November 23	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 21–24	5,223	^[21]
*Non-conference game

^[1]

Roster

1996 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Joe Beggans Jr OL 57 Mike Bertolino Fr QB 10 Tom MacLeod Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 82 Bandele Adeniyi-Bada So DE 94 Patrick Altman Fr DB 31 Melvin Alexander Fr DB 20 Joey Alofaitulli Fr DL 69 Jason Maehr So DL 65 Mitch Marrow Sr DL 60 Chris Osentowski Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Al Bagnoli Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 12, 2019. p. 195
2. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 98.
3. "Marrow proves just the right fit for the Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 13, 1996. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 99.
5. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 100.
6. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, p. 102.
7. 2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book, pp. 118-122.
8. Juliano, Joe (September 22, 1996). "Big Green top Penn by 24-22 in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Dartmouth edges Penn in final seconds". Sun-Sentinel. September 22, 1996. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Juliano, Joe (September 29, 1996). "Penn rides generosity of Colgate to a 38-7 rout". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Juliano, Joe (October 6, 1996). "Penn wakes up in OT, upends Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (October 13, 1996). "Kick fails in OT as Columbia tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Quakers sputter in loss to Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 20, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Blockus, Gary R. (October 20, 1996). "Lehigh's Heroes Spark Rally to Beat Penn". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Juliano, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Quakers lose heartbreaker after a rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Brown 27, Penn 21". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1996. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Quakers defeat Yale, 20-3, for first Ivy League win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 3, 1996. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
18. Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1996). "Elis Offense Ruins 300th for Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D4, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
19. Juliano, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Penn defense too much for Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
20. Juliano, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Reserve QB leads Penn over Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
21. Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Cornell ends Penn's season on sour note". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.