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1965 Penn Quakers football team

1965 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

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References

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    "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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    "Football Fact Book: All-Time Team Captains". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 98. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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    "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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    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.
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    "Penn Nips Brown; 1st Ivy Win Since '63". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Geiger, Larry (October 10, 1965). "Dartmouth Staves Off Penn". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "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.
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    Adams, Frank S. (October 24, 1965). "Princeton Victor over Penn, 51-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    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.
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    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.
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    "Penn Vanquishes Columbia, 31 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1965. p. S1.
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    Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1965). "Cornell Beats Penn Fifth Straight Time, 38-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 51.
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