The 1890 Penn Quakers football team represented the

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in the 1890 college football season. The Quakers finished with an 11–3 record in their third year under head coach E. O. Wagenhorst. Significant games included victories over

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(16–4 and 20–12),

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(20–0), and Lehigh (8–0 and 17–14), and losses to

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(6–0) and

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(60–0). The 1890 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 259 to 134. No Penn players were honored on the 1890 College Football All-America Team.

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