1911 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn State  801
Carlisle  1110
Princeton  802
Trinity (CT)  602
Temple  610
Army  611
Swarthmore  611
Dartmouth  820
Lafayette  820
Yale  721
Harvard  621
Cornell  730
Rhode Island State  521
Brown  731
Bucknell  631
Penn  740
Pittsburgh  431
Washington & Jefferson  640
Syracuse  532
Dickinson  440
Lehigh  551
Rutgers  441
Dickinson  440
St. Bonaventure  220
Carnegie Tech  450
Holy Cross  450
Tufts  340
Vermont  350
NYU  133
Colgate  360
Franklin & Marshall  360
New Hampshire  151
Geneva  161
Villanova  051
Boston College  070

The 1911 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In their third season under head coach Andy Smith, the Quakers compiled a 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 83. Fullback Leroy Mercer was selected as a first-team All-American by Tommy Clark and Wilton S. Farnsworth.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 GettysburgW 5–3
October 4Franklin & Marshall
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–0
October 7 Ursinus
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 9–0
October 11 Dickinson
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 22–10[3]
October 14Villanova
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 22–0
October 21Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–6
October 28 Penn State
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–2215,000
November 4 Carlisle
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–16
November 11 Lafayette
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 23–6
November 13at MichiganL 9–1117,000[4]
November 30 Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 21–9[5]

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References

  1. Tommy Clark (December 8, 1911). "All American Football Team For 1911". The Altoona Mirror. p. 18.
  2. "Latest Sporting News All-American Football Team Selected by W. S. Farnsworth". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 10, 1911.
  3. "Dickinson Scores On Penn: Pauxtis' Eleven Puts Up Wonderful Game -- Twice Crosses Red and Blue Goal Line". The Dickinsonian. October 18, 1911. p. 1.
  4. "Pennsy Beaten in Close Game: Michigan, Aided Greatly by Craig, Wins by a Margin of Two Points" (PDF). The New York Times. November 19, 1911.
  5. "Barr's Kicking Big Factor In Penn's Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 1, 1911. pp. 1, 10 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1911 Pennsylvania Quakers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2020.