1972 Penn Quakers football team

1972 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorOtto Kneidinger (2nd season)
Captains
  • Phil Adams
  • Joe Italiano
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 5 1 1 7 1 1
Yale 5 2 0 7 2 0
Penn 4 3 0 6 3 0
Cornell 4 3 0 6 3 0
Harvard 3 3 1 4 4 1
Princeton 2 4 1 3 5 1
Columbia 2 4 1 3 5 1
Brown 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Quakers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Ivy League. Jim Bumgardner and Joe Italiano were the team captains. Penn played home games at Franklin Field, adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia.