1885 Penn Quakers football team

The 1885 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1885 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Dole, the team compiled a 8–5 record.^[1] Paul Thompson was the team captain.

1885 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Frank Dole (1st season)
Captain	Paul Thompson
Home stadium	University Athletic Grounds
Seasons ← 1884 1886 →

1885 college football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Michigan			–					3	–	0	–	0
Colorado College			–					1	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					8	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	2	–	1
Massachusetts			–					3	–	2	–	1
Johns Hopkins			–					2	–	2	–	0
Richmond			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	5	–	1
Rutgers			–					0	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7		Graduates	Philadelphia, PA	W 42–0
October 10		Lehigh	Philadelphia, PA	W 54–0
October 14	3:05 p.m.	Swarthmore	University athletic grounds Philadelphia, PA	W 68–6		[2][3]
October 17		Graduates	Philadelphia, PA	W 6–5
October 24		Princeton	Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–57
October 28	3:05 p.m.	at Lafayette	Easton, PA	W 30–22		[4]
October 31		at Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 10–70
November 4	3:16 p.m.	Lafayette	University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA	W 54–10		[5]
November 7		vs. Wesleyan	New York, NY	L 18–25
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Yale	University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA	L 5–53		[6][7]
November 18		Lehigh	Philadelphia, PA	W 35–0
November 21		Stevens	Philadelphia, PA	W 22–9
November 26		Princeton	Philadelphia, PA	L 10–76