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1891 Swarthmore Quakers football
ConferencePennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association
Record9–2 (3–2 PIFA)
Head coach
Seasons← 18901892 →
1891 Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn State $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Bucknell 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Swarthmore 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Haverford 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1891 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College a member of the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association (PIFA) during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 302 to 94. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Schuylkill Navy*Philadelphia, PAW 22–6
October 7Shortlidge Academy*Swarthmore, PAW 18–0
October 10at Pennsylvania Military*Chester, PAW 54–0
October 17Penn StateSwarthmore, PAL 0–44
October 21Schuylkill Navy*Swarthmore, PAW 30–0
October 24at BucknellLewisburg, PAL 12–32
October 29at Shortlidge Academy*Wilmington, DEW 22–0
October 31at Schuylkill Navy*Philadelphia, PAW 16–6
November 7DickinsonSwarthmore, PAW 46–0
November 14at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 20–6
November 21vs. Haverford
  • University grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 62–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. "Swarthmore Defeats A.C.S.N." The Philadelphia Times. October 4, 1891. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Swarthmore Athletics Play Two Games Makeup of the Teams". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Swarthmore, 54; P.M.A., 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Swarthmore, 30; A.C.S.N., 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bucknell, 32; Swarthmore, 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Swarthmore, 22; Shortlidge, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Swarthmore, 16; A.C.S.N., 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Swarthmore, 46; Dickinson, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Swarthmore Victorious". The Philadelphia Times. November 15, 1891. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Swarthmore, 62; Haverford, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 22, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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