Football University of Pennsylvania




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penn first fielded football team against princeton @ germantown cricket club in philadelphia on november 11, 1876.


penn football made many contributions sport in days. during 1890s, penn s famed coach , alumnus george washington woodruff introduced quarterback kick, forerunner of forward pass, place-kick scrimmage , delayed pass. in 1894, 1895, 1897 , 1904, penn regarded national champion of collegiate football. achievements of 2 of penn s outstanding players era—john heisman , john outland—are remembered each year presentation of heisman trophy outstanding college football player of year, , outland trophy outstanding college football interior lineman of year.


in addition, each year bednarik award given college football s best defensive player. chuck bednarik (class of 1949) three-time all-american center/linebacker starred on 1947 team , regarded penn s all-time finest. in addition bednarik, 1947 squad boasted four-time all-american tackle george savitsky , three-time all-american halfback skip minisi. 3 standouts subsequently elected college football hall of fame, coach, george munger (a star running @ penn in 1930s). bednarik went on play 12 years philadelphia eagles, becoming nfl s last 60-minute man. elected pro football hall of fame in 1969. during presidency of institution 1948 1953, harold stassen attempted recultivate penn s heyday of big-time college football, effort lacked support , short-lived.


espn s college gameday traveled penn highlight harvard-penn game on november 17, 2002, first time popular college football show had visited ivy league campus.








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