The 1909 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1909 college football season. The Quakers finished with a 7–1–2 record in their first year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Andy Smith.[1] Their only loss was to Michigan by a 12 to 6 score, a game that snapped Penn's 23-game winning streak and marked the first time a Western team had defeated one of the "Big Four" (Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Penn).[2] Other significant games included a 12 to 0 victory over West Virginia, a 3-3 tie with Penn State, a 29 to 6 victory over Carlisle, and a 17 to 6 victory over Cornell. They outscored their opponents by a combined total of 146 to 38.[1][3] End Harry Braddock was the only Penn player to receive All-America honors in 1909, receiving second-team honors from Walter Camp.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 25 | Gettysburg | | W 20–0 |
September 29 | Ursinus | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| W 22–0 |
October 2 | Dickinson | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| W 18–0 |
October 9 | West Virginia | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| W 12–0 |
October 16 | Brown (rivalry) | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| W 13–5 |
October 23 | Penn State | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| T 3–3 |
October 30 | Carlisle | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| W 29–6 |
November 6 | Lafayette | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| T 6–6 |
November 13 | Michigan | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia
| L 6–12 |
November 25 | Cornell | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia (rivalry)
| W 17–6 |
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