1900 Penn Quakers football team explained

Year:1900
Team:Penn Quakers
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:12–1
Head Coach:George Washington Woodruff
Hc Year:9th
Captain:Truxtun Hare
Stadium:Franklin Field

The 1900 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1900 college football season. The Quakers finished with a 12–1 record in their ninth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, George Washington Woodruff. Significant games included victories over Penn State (17–5), Chicago (41–0), Carlisle (16–6), and Navy (28–6), and a loss to Harvard (17–5). The 1900 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 335 to 45.[1] [2] Four Penn players received recognition on the 1900 College Football All-America Team: guard Truxtun Hare (consensus 1st-team All-American);[3] tackle Blondy Wallace (Walter Camp, 2nd team); guard John Teas (Camp, 3rd team); and fullback Josiah McCracken (Camp, 3rd team).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1900 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. November 23, 2015.
  2. Web site: Pennsylvania Yearly Results (1900-1904). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. November 23, 2015. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906045927/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pennsylvania/1900-1904_yearly_results.php. dead.
  3. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 4. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Walter Camp's 1900 All America Selections. Capital Times. November 23, 1930.